November 19th, 2008

Today in History

1990:
Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the “Girl You Know It’s True” album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

1967:
The Establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.

1959:
Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.

1794:
The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to clear up some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

1598:
An outnumbered Korean and Ming navy ambush and defeat a Japanese army at the Battle of Noryang Point.