December 5th, 2008

Today in History

1974:
The last new episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus is broadcast on the BBC.

1934:
Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Ethiopia (it took four days to capture the city).

1926:
Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts

1848:
California gold rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

1560:
Francis II of France dies and is succeeded by Charles IX of France.