December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1409:
The University of Leipzig opens.

1859:
Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper's Ferry.

1993:
NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

1971:
The United Arab Emirates is formed.

1991:
The first version of QuickTime was released.

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