January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2003:
US Airways flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina killing all 21 people aboard.

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

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1856:
Borax is discovered (John Veatch).

1746:
Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.