January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1998:
Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for planning the World Trade Center bombing and for planning Project Bojinka.

1986:
Hacker Manifesto written.

1959:
Michel Debré becomes Prime Minister of France

1906:
A landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 due to the excavation of clay along the Hudson River.

1815:
War of 1812: In the Battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.