January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1977:
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.

1964:
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.

1918:
President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.

1867:
African American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia.

1811:
Unsuccessful slave revolt led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.