November 22nd, 2008

Today in History

2003:
2003 - England defeat Australia to win England's first rugby union world cup.

1975:
Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of dictator Francisco Franco.

1942:
The situation for the German attackers of Stalingrad seems desperate during the Soviet counter-attack Operation Uranus and General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.

1922:
Egypt. Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh who lived around 3,000 years ago. Many people belive that Tutankhamun was murdered.

1917:
In Montreal, Canada, the National Hockey Association breaks up (on November 26 it was replaced with the National Hockey League).