January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1903:
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia

1880:
The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow.

1964:
Several Panamanian youths put up the Panamanian flag, and are fired on from the Canal Zone, setting off four days of anti-imperialist insurrection around the country.

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

1996:
Sun Microsystems announces the formation of JavaSoft.