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December 1st, 2009

Today in History

1991:
Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.

1981:
A Yugoslavian Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9 crashes in Corsica killing 178.

1965:
The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the borders

1934:
In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad by Leonid Nikolayev.

1835:
Hans Christian Andersen publishes first book of fairy tales

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