December 21st, 2009

Today in History

2002:
Vancouver, British Columbia city council declares "D.O.A. Day" in observance of the Canadian punk band D.O.A.'s decades of influence and accomplishments.

1979:
The Lancaster House Agreement was signed, effectively ending the white rule in Rhodesia under Ian Smith.

1968:
Apollo 8 launched

1913:
First crossword puzzle published

1861:
Lord Lyons, the British minister to the United States, meets with United States Secretary of State William Seward concerning Confederate envoys arrested by the United States Navy in order to prevent war between the United States and the United Kingdom.