December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1961:
Cold War: In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba was going to adopt Communism.

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

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

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