January 10th, 2009

Today in History

1901:
The first great Texas gusher, oil discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.

1957:
Harold Macmillan becomes the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

1971:
Masterpiece Theatre debuts on PBS.

-49:
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

2000:
America Online announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion, the largest corporate merger in history.