January 8th, 2009

Today in History

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.

1877:
Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry (Montana).

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

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

1811:
Unsuccessful slave revolt led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.