January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1992:
President of the United States George H. W. Bush becomes ill on a visit in Japan and vomits on the Japanese Prime Minister.

1966:
Operation Crimp of the Vietnam War.

1926:
Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz and renames it Saudi Arabia.

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.