December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1972:
Gough Whitlam becomes the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years.

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

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.