January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.

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

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1953:
René Mayer becomes Prime Minister of France.

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