December 1st, 2008

Today in History

1918:
1918 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

1990:
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 meters beneath the seabed.

1925:
The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establshing post-war territorial settlements.

1941:
World War II: Mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia, and the director of the Office of Civilian Defense, sign an order creating the Civil Air Patrol.

1135:
Henry I of England dies of food poisoning from a surfeit of lampreys at St. Denis le Fermont in Normandy