December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2004:
Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as host of NBC Nightly News.

2000:
The Smashing Pumpkins play their final gig.

1993:
NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

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.

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