December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

2004:
Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as host of NBC Nightly News.

1999:
The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to a the Northern Ireland Executive.

1993:
NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

1975:
The communist Pathet Lao seizes power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

1899:
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.