January 10th, 2009

Today in History

1776:
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.

2000:
America Online announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion, the largest corporate merger in history.

1946:
First General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.

-49:
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

2001:
Wikipedia starts as part of Nupedia. It becomes a separate site five days later.