January 03, 2007

On this day in...

1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.

1777 - George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.

1823 - Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.

1961 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.

1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th Century.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 02:51 PM | |