[Donut]

Some interesting things that happened on this day in the past:

1265 The first English Parliament met at Westminster Hall.

1649 The trial of Charles I began.

1841 Hong Kong was ceded to Britain by China after the Opium Wars.

1892 The first game of basketball was played at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1901 Six states formed the Commonwealth of Australia.

1936 George V died, and Edward VIII acceded to the throne. He abdicated after 325 days.

1944 The RAF dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin.

1961 John F Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States.

1993 William Jefferson Clinton was sworn in as 42nd President of the United States.

[ 01-20-2003, 05:59 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]