December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Microsoft releases its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe.

2001:
Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

1982:
At the University of Utah, Barney Clark, becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.

1939:
La Guardia Airport opens for business in New York City.

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