January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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.

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

1499:
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany

1297:
Monaco gains its independence.

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