January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1997:
A Comair Embraer 120 crashes during approach into Detroit Metro Airport, killing 29.

1962:
1962 - The NFL prohibits grabbing face masks.

1882:
Oscar Wilde gives his first lecture on "The English Renaissance of Art" in New York.

1880:
The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow.

1839:
The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.