January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1916:
World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.

1906:
A landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 due to the excavation of clay along the Hudson River.

871:
Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.

1894:
A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois causes a good deal of damage.

1958:
14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship.