January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2005:
The trans-Neptunian object 2003 UB<sub>313</SUB> is discovered.

1992:
President of the United States George H. W. Bush becomes ill on a visit in Japan and vomits on the Japanese Prime Minister.

1966:
Operation Crimp of the Vietnam War.

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1838:
Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).