January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2000:
The Music City Miracle a play during the NFL playoffs.

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

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.

1918:
President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.

1297:
Monaco gains its independence.