January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1986:
Hacker Manifesto written.

1973:
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of placing bugs in Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1877:
Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry (Montana).

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