January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1994:
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He will stay on the space station till March 22, 1995 for a record 437 days in space.

1962:
Harmelen train disaster.

1953:
René Mayer becomes Prime Minister of France.

1894:
A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois causes a good deal of damage.

1499:
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany