December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1988:
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

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

1927:
Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

1845:
Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.