January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1926:
Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz and renames it Saudi Arabia.

1916:
World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.

1889:
Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine.

1856:
Borax is discovered (John Veatch).

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