January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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

1992:
President of the United States George H. W. Bush becomes ill on a visit in Japan and vomits on the Japanese Prime Minister.

1958:
14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship.

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

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