January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1987:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 8.30 to close at 2,002.25 -- The Dow's first close above 2,000.

1982:
AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.

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

1863:
Battle of Springfield of the American Civil War is fought.

1734:
Premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.