January 8th, 2009

Today in History

2005:
The trans-Neptunian object 2003 UB<sub>313</SUB> is discovered.

1989:
beginning of Japanese Heisei era

1935:
A.C. Hardy patents the spectrophotometer.

1918:
President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.

1746:
Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.