January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2005:
The trans-Neptunian object 2003 UB<sub>313</SUB> is discovered.

1999:
Cosmologists announce that the expansion rate of the universe is increasing.

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

1838:
Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).

1790:
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address address in New York City.