December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2000:
The Smashing Pumpkins play their final gig.

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

1970:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.

1915:
Albert Einstein publishes the general theory of relativity.

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