January 9th, 2009

Today in History

2005:
Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat.

1996:
Sun Microsystems announces the formation of JavaSoft.

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

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

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