January 10th, 2009

Today in History

2001:
Wikipedia starts as part of Nupedia. It becomes a separate site five days later.

2000:
America Online announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion, the largest corporate merger in history.

1870:
John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.

1861:
American Civil War: Florida secedes from the United States.

1806:
Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British.