December 3rd, 2008

Today in History

1989:
Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold war between their nations may be coming to an end (some commentators from both nations exaggerated the wording and independently declared the Cold War over).

1944:
Civil war breaks out in a newly-liberated Greece, between Communists and royalists.

1937:
The Dandy, the world's longest running comic, was first published.

1925:
George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F is premiered at Carnegie Hall.

1904:
The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory.