January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1999:
Cosmologists announce that the expansion rate of the universe is increasing.

1962:
Harmelen train disaster.

1953:
René Mayer becomes Prime Minister of France.

1790:
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address address in New York City.

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