December 1st, 2008

Today in History

1135:
Henry I of England dies of food poisoning from a surfeit of lampreys at St. Denis le Fermont in Normandy

1918:
1918 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

1973:
Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.

2001:
Trans World Airlines flies its last flight, after being bought by American Airlines

1991:
Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.