December 2nd, 2008

December 2nd in History

2001:
Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

1988:
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

1867:
In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.

1852:
Napoleon III becomes Emperor of France.

1755:
The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.