January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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.

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

1863:
Battle of Springfield of the American Civil War is fought.

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

1806:
Cape Colony becomes a British colony.