December 1st, 2008

Today in History

2001:
Trans World Airlines flies its last flight, after being bought by American Airlines

1974:
A Boeing 727 carrying TWA Flight 514 crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on-board.

1969:
Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.

1919:
Lady Astor becomes first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat (she had been elected to that position on November 28).

1913:
Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.