January 10th, 2009

Today in History

1923:
Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel.

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

1870:
John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.

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

1072:
Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo.

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