January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1962:
1962 - The NFL prohibits grabbing face masks.

1951:
United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York City.

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.

1863:
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Hindman

1760:
Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat.