January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1746:
Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.

1815:
War of 1812: In the Battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.

1994:
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He will stay on the space station till March 22, 1995 for a record 437 days in space.

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.

1499:
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany