December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1929:
Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover announces to U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the economy.

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

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

1904:
The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory.

1828:
U.S. presidential election, 1828: Challenger Andrew Jackson beats incumbent John Quincy Adams and is elected President of the United States.