January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1882:
Oscar Wilde gives his first lecture on "The English Renaissance of Art" in New York.

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

1878:
Humbert I becomes King of Italy.

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

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