November 19th, 2008

Today in History

461:
St. Hilarius becomes Pope.

1979:
Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran.

1977:
Transportes Aereos Portugueses Boeing 727 crashes in Madeira islands killing 130

1999:
In Istanbul, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ends a two-day summit by calling for a political settlement in Chechnya and adopting a Charter for European Security.

1946:
Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.