January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

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

1790:
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address address in New York City.

1198:
Innocent III becomes Pope.