December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1991:
The first version of QuickTime was released.

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

1942:
Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

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.