November 20th, 2008

Today in History

1998:
A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regards to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.

1982:
1982 - Andy Kaufman was forever voted off of Saturday Night Live by a live phone poll.

1974:
The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T. This suit later leads to the break up of AT&T and its Bell System.

1943:
United States Marines land on Tarawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands and take heavy fire from Japanese shore guns.

1789:
New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.