January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1960:
Construction of the Aswan Dam begins in Egypt.

1917:
Battle of Rafa

1912:
Marines invade Honduras.

1863:
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Hindman

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

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