November 22nd, 2008

Today in History

1972:
Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.

1968:
The Beatles release The White Album.

1943:
Lebanon gains independence from France.

1922:
Egypt. Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh who lived around 3,000 years ago. Many people belive that Tutankhamun was murdered.

1917:
In Montreal, Canada, the National Hockey Association breaks up (on November 26 it was replaced with the National Hockey League).