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.

1961:
The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New Guinea.

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