December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1818:
Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state

1936:
Radio station WQXR is officially founded

1947:
Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway.

1997:
In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.

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).