December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1972:
Gough Whitlam becomes the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years.

1970:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.

1805:
French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.

1804:
At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned as the first Emperor of France in a thousand years.

1755:
The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.