December 1st, 2008

Today in History

1975:
The long-running soap opera The Edge of Night switches networks to ABC after 19 years on CBS.

1974:
A Boeing 727 carrying TWA Flight 514 crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on-board.

1965:
The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the borders

1963:
Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India

1944:
Edward Stettinius Jr. becomes becomes the last United States Secretary of State of the Roosevelt administration.