December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1991:
The first version of QuickTime was released.

1962:
Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of US President John F. Kennedy, US Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to not make an optimistic public comment on the war's progress.

1930:
Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

1852:
Napoleon III becomes Emperor of France.

1851:
Newly-elected French President Charles Louis Bonaparte violently overthrows the Second Republic.