November 23rd, 2008

Today in History

1985:
Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 while en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the hijacked jetliner, but 60 people die in the raid.

1971:
The People's Republic of China is given the Taiwan's seat on the United Nations Security Council. (See China and the United Nations)

1955:
The Cocos Islands are transferred from United Kingdom to Australian control.

1936:
The first edition of Life is published.

1644:
Areopagitica by John Milton is published.