Thursday, May 29, 2008

Today in History: May 29

  • 1453 You can't go back to Constantinople. Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a siege, ending the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1736 Patrick Henry "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
  • 1903 Thanks for the memories Bob Hope.


  • 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.

  • 1990 Dow Jones Industrial Average hits a record 2,870.49


Yesterday | Tomorrow

Posted by daddyquatro at 11:27 PM

Labels:

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJune 11, 2008 at 8:42 PM

    The Dow's rise is definitely impressive, but the problem with those raw numbers is that they don't take inflation into account.

    Hmm, wonder if there *is* an inflation-adjusted Dow graph available anywhere online. I've seen them for gas prices (and they were enlightening - we're not paying nearly as much, relatively speaking, as we think we are.)

    ReplyDelete

We reserve the right to delete comments, but the failure to delete any particular comment should not be interpreted as an endorsement thereof.

In general, we expect comments to be relevant to the story, or to a prior comment that is relevant; and we expect some minimal level of civility. Defining that line is inherently subjective, so try to stay clear of insulting remarks. If you respond to a comment that is later deleted, we may take your response with it. Deleting your comment isn't a personal knock on you, so don't take it as such.

We allow a variety of ways for commenters to identify themselves; those who choose not to do so should take extra care. Absent any prior context in which they may be understood, ironic comments may be misinterpreted. Once you've earned a reputation for contributing to a conversation, we are likely to be more tolerant in those gray areas, as we'll understand where you're coming from.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)