December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1947:
Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway.

1917:
After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic (the bridge partially collapsed on August 29, 1907 and September 11, 1916).

1936:
Radio station WQXR is officially founded

1912:
Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the two-month long war.

1818:
Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state