November 21st, 2008

Today in History

2002:
NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.

1995:
1995 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 5,000 (5,023.55) for the first time.

1985:
United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard is arrested for spying (he was caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations and was eventually sentenced to life in prison).

1962:
The Chinese People's Liberation Army declared a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.

1789:
North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.