December 7th, 2009

Today in History

1995:
The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

1982:
First US execution by lethal injection is carried out in Texas.

1975:
Indonesia invades East Timor.

1949:
Chinese Civil War: The government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.

1787:
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.