January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1996:
Sun Microsystems announces the formation of JavaSoft.

1956:
First "Dear Abby" column appears in newspapers.

1945:
The United States invades Luzon in the Philippines.

1857:
Fort Tejon earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.9

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

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