December 8th, 2009

Today in History

1994:
US President Bill Clinton signs a bill enacting United States participation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

1993:
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.

1991:
First post-Communist Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum.

1987:
1987 - Gunman Frank Vitovic shoots nine people dead and wounds five others at the Australia Post Building, Queen Street, Melbourne. Vitovic then kills himself by plunging five stories to his death.

1980:
Mark David Chapman murders former Beatle John Lennon.