January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1916:
The Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Çanakkale, as the last British troops are evacuated.

1912:
Marines invade Honduras.

1861:
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union, preceding the American Civil War.

1839:
The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.

1793:
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States.