January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1989:
The Sega Genesis is released in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.

1972:
RMS Queen Elizabeth is destroyed by fire (Hong Kong harbor).

1964:
Several Panamanian youths put up the Panamanian flag, and are fired on from the Canal Zone, setting off four days of anti-imperialist insurrection around the country.

1956:
First "Dear Abby" column appears in newspapers.

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