January 7th, 2009

Today in History

1984:
Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

1979:
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge are overthrown by Vietnamese troops.

1945:
British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge.

1942:
World War II: Siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins.

1835:
HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago.