March 17th, 2010

Today in History

1988:
A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into the side of the mountains near the Venezuelan border killing 143.

1966:
Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.

1958:
The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.

1901:
A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.

1805:
The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.