December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1990:
A coalition led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl wins the first free all-German elections since 1932.

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.

1899:
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

1804:
At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned as the first Emperor of France in a thousand years.

1755:
The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.