January 9th, 2009

Today in History

2005:
Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat.

1929:
The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee).

1923:
Juan de la Cierva makes first autogiro flight.

1903:
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia

1793:
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States.