January 9th, 2009

Today in History

2005:
Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat.

1929:
The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee).

1916:
The Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Çanakkale, as the last British troops are evacuated.

1880:
The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow.

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