January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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

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

1838:
Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).

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

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.