January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1992:
President of the United States George H. W. Bush becomes ill on a visit in Japan and vomits on the Japanese Prime Minister.

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

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

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

1734:
Premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.