December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1954:
Red Scare: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."

1899:
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

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.