December 5th, 2008

Today in History

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

1955:
The trade unions American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations decide to merge and form the AFL-CIO.

1945:
Flight 19, a United States Navy training flight was lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

1831:
Former US President John Quincy Adams takes a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

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