December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1991:
The first version of QuickTime was released.

1988:
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

1975:
The communist Pathet Lao seizes power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

1970:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.

1867:
In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.