January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2003:
US Airways flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina killing all 21 people aboard.

1959:
Michel Debré becomes Prime Minister of France

1900:
United States President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule.

1863:
Battle of Springfield of the American Civil War is fought.

1499:
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany

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