January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1959:
Michel Debré becomes Prime Minister of France

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1838:
Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).

1811:
Unsuccessful slave revolt led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.

1297:
Monaco gains its independence.

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