Todays History

Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.

The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.

First Balkan War: King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.

Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.

Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.

The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.

The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.

Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.

Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States.