December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1915:
Albert Einstein publishes the general theory of relativity.

1867:
In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.

1823:
US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts (later be called the Monroe Doctrine).

1755:
The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.