December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2004:
Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as host of NBC Nightly News.

1982:
At the University of Utah, Barney Clark, becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.

1972:
Gough Whitlam becomes the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years.

1915:
Albert Einstein publishes the general theory of relativity.

1852:
Napoleon III becomes Emperor of France.