October 14th, 2008

Today in History

1958:
The District of Columbia Bar Association votes to accept black Americans as members.

1947:
Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound, the first man to do so in level flight.

1812:
Work on London's Regent's Canal starts.

1806:
Battle of Jena-Auerstädt

1651:
Laws are passed in Massachusetts forbidding poor people from adopting excessive styles of dress.