January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2004:
Queen Elizabeth names the Queen Mary II cruise liner, the largest passenger ship ever built.

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.

1889:
Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine.

1996:
An Antonov 32 cargo jet crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350

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