December 23rd, 2009

Today in History

2012:
The Long Count of the Maya calendar recycles according to Lounsbury. Most argue that it does so on December 21, 2012.

1986:
The Scaled Composites Voyager aircraft completes the first non-stop flight around the world without refueling.

1947:
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories

1936:
Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1909:
Albert I of Belgium becomes King