January 9th, 2009

Today in History

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

1951:
United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York City.

1894:
New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.

1793:
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States.

1788:
Connecticut becomes the fifth state to join the United States.