December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1990:
At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with a Boeing 727 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 8 passengers and 4 crewmembers aboard flight 1482.

1912:
Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the two-month long war.

1818:
Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state

1937:
The Dandy, the world's longest running comic, was first published.

1947:
Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway.