January 9th, 2009

Today in History

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.

1937:
The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States.

1923:
Juan de la Cierva makes first autogiro flight.

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

1768:
Philip Astley stages the first modern circus (London).