December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2004:
Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as host of NBC Nightly News.

1970:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.

1852:
Napoleon III becomes Emperor of France.

1805:
French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.

1804:
At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned as the first Emperor of France in a thousand years.

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