December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1967:
The luxury train 20th Century Limited completes its last run from New York City, New York to Chicago, Illinois (the train was inaugurated on June 15, 1902).

1944:
Civil war breaks out in a newly-liberated Greece, between Communists and royalists.

1925:
George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F is premiered at Carnegie Hall.

1917:
After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic (the bridge partially collapsed on August 29, 1907 and September 11, 1916).

1912:
Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the two-month long war.