December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1971:
The United Arab Emirates is formed.

1970:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.

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

1848:
Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria.