January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1989:
beginning of Japanese Heisei era

1926:
Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz and renames it Saudi Arabia.

1900:
United States President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule.

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

1499:
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany