January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1929:
The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee).

1923:
Juan de la Cierva makes first autogiro flight.

1916:
The Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Çanakkale, as the last British troops are evacuated.

1863:
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Hindman

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