December 5th, 2008

Today in History

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.

1958:
Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the UK by the Queen when she dials a call from Bristol to Edinburgh and speaks to the Lord Provost. http://www.bt.com/archives/history/19461959.htm#1958

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

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

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