January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2000:
The Music City Miracle a play during the NFL playoffs.

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

1964:
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.

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

1806:
Cape Colony becomes a British colony.