November 27th, 2009

Today in History

1999:
A new era in government begins in New Zealand as the left-wing Labour Party takes control with leader Helen Clark, the first elected female Prime Minster in New Zealand's history.

1990:
The British Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1926:
In Williamsburg, Virginia, the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg begins.

1839:
In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.

1703:
The first Eddystone Lighthouse destroyed in storm.