January 8th, 2009

Today in History

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.

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

1815:
War of 1812: In the Battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

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