December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1852:
Napoleon III becomes Emperor of France.

1999:
The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to a the Northern Ireland Executive.

1409:
The University of Leipzig opens.

1867:
In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.

1915:
Albert Einstein publishes the general theory of relativity.