January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1973:
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of placing bugs in Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.

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

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.

1856:
Borax is discovered (John Veatch).