November 21st, 2008

Today in History

1995:
1995 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 5,000 (5,023.55) for the first time.

1986:
Iran-Contra Affair: National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents implicating them in the sale of weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contras rebels in Nicaragua.

1974:
1974 - George W. Bush is discharged from the US Air Force Reserve.

1861:
American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin secretary of war.

1789:
North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.