January 9th, 2009

Today in History

2002:
The United States Department of Justice announces it is going to pursue a criminal investigation of Enron.

1996:
Sun Microsystems announces the formation of JavaSoft.

1991:
The Soviets storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence.

1917:
Battle of Rafa

1905:
According to the Julian Calendar which was used at the time, Russian workers stage a march on the Winter Palace that ends in the massacre by Czarist troops known as Bloody Sunday, setting off the Russian Revolution of 1905.