December 5th, 2008

Today in History

1992:
Kent Conrad of North Dakota resigns his seat in the United States Senate and is sworn into the other seat from North Dakota, becoming the only US Senator ever to have held two seats on the same day.

1978:
The Soviet Union signs a 'friendship treaty' with the communist government of Afghanistan.

1952:
The Abbott and Costello Show starring comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, debuts.

1932:
German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa

1766:
In London, James Christie holds his first sale (he later founded Christie's, the world's oldest auction house).