December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2001:
Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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

1975:
The communist Pathet Lao seizes power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

1859:
Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper's Ferry.

1755:
The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.