December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1972:
Gough Whitlam becomes the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years.

1939:
La Guardia Airport opens for business in New York City.

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

1848:
Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria.