January 10th, 2009

Today in History

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

1946:
First General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.

1920:
League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.

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

1861:
American Civil War: Florida secedes from the United States.