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December 19th, 2009

Today in History

2000:
The Leninist Guerrilla Units attack a party office of the far-right MHP in Istanbul, Turkey. One MHP member is killed and several wounded.

1984:
The United Kingdom and People's Republic of China sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which handed Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.

1972:
Apollo 17, the last manned lunar flight, returns to Earth.

1946:
Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi

1928:
First autogiro flight in the United States

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