December 1st, 2009

Today in History

1998:
Exxon announces a US$73.7 billion deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the largest company on the planet.

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

1835:
Hans Christian Andersen publishes first book of fairy tales

1824:
U.S. presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task to decide the winner (as stipulated by the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution).

1822:
Peter I is crowned as Emperor of Brazil.