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.

1975:
Ella Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, becoming the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States who did not succeed her husband.

1889:
Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine.

1867:
African American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia.

1198:
Innocent III becomes Pope.