December 28th, 2009

Today in History

1999:
Saparmurat Niyazov was proclaimed President for Life in Turkmenistan.

1984:
The final telecast of soap opera The Edge of Night (which started from 1956 to 1975 on CBS) on ABC due to TV stations dropping the show in favor of syndicated programming, losing sponsorship, and low ratings.

1973:
Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes Gulag Archipelago.

1945:
The U.S. Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance

1908:
An earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily killing over 75,000.