December 6th, 2009

Today in History

1997:
A Russian Antonov AN-124 transport cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67

1989:
The École Polytechnique Massacre: a man kills 14 young women in Montreal, Quebec.

1969:
The Rolling Stoness concert at Altamont leads to the stabbing death of a concert-goer by Hell's Angels providing security.

1884:
Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.

1877:
First publication of the Washington Post newspaper.