December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2001:
Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

1942:
Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

1939:
La Guardia Airport opens for business in New York City.

1930:
Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

1848:
Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria.