December 5th, 2008

Today in History

1974:
The last new episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus is broadcast on the BBC.

1964:
Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

1934:
Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Ethiopia (it took four days to capture the city).

1932:
German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa

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