December 5th, 2008

Today in History

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

1936:
The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution.

1848:
California gold rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

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

1776:
At the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the Phi Beta Kappa is founded as the first scholastic fraternity in the United States.