November 23rd, 2008

Today in History

2003:
Berkeley Breathed begins the comic strip Opus.

1996:
The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Angola.

1990:
Punk rock band Bad Religion releases their seventh album, Against the Grain in the United States

1955:
The Cocos Islands are transferred from United Kingdom to Australian control.

1863:
Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee and counter-attack Confederate troops.