January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1986:
After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business.

1972:
RMS Queen Elizabeth is destroyed by fire (Hong Kong harbor).

1960:
Construction of the Aswan Dam begins in Egypt.

1861:
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union, preceding the American Civil War.

1839:
The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.