December 4th, 2008

Today in History

1991:
1991 - US airline Pan Am ends operations.

1906:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, was founded at Cornell University.

1875:
Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.

1619:
Thirty-eight colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas).

1563:
The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545).