December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

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

1975:
The communist Pathet Lao seizes power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

1927:
Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

1805:
French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.