January 8th, 2009

Today in History

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

1996:
An Antonov 32 cargo jet crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350

1982:
AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.

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

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