December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1973:
Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.

1854:
Eureka Stockade: More than twenty goldminers at Ballarat, Australia were killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences. Claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy.

1818:
Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state

1937:
The Dandy, the world's longest running comic, was first published.

1947:
Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway.