January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2000:
The Music City Miracle a play during the NFL playoffs.

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

1908:
A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.

1906:
A landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 due to the excavation of clay along the Hudson River.

1894:
A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois causes a good deal of damage.