January 9th, 2009

Today in History

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

1861:
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union, preceding the American Civil War.

1431:
The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen, the seat of the English occupation government.

1962:
1962 - The NFL prohibits grabbing face masks.

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