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December 29th, 2009

Today in History

1949:
KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

1921:
William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1913:
The first serial motion picture, The Unwelcome Throne is released by Seligs Polyscope Company.

1891:
Thomas Edison patents the radio.

1851:
The first American-based YMCA opens, in Boston, Massachusetts

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