January 7th, 2009

Today in History

1999:
The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton begins.

1950:
A fire at the Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa kills 41 people.

1922:
Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes.

1896:
Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook.

1610:
Galileo Galilei observes the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time. He named them and in turn the four are called the Galilean moons.