November 19th, 2008

Today in History

1990:
Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the “Girl You Know It’s True” album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

1967:
The Establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.

1946:
Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.

1916:
Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers.)

1598:
An outnumbered Korean and Ming navy ambush and defeat a Japanese army at the Battle of Noryang Point.