(TODAY IN HISTORY - DECEMBER 12) Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2014. There are 19 days left in the year. Todays Highlights in History: In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland. In 1925, the first motel — the Motel Inn — opened in San Luis Obispo, Calif. In 1901,St. Johns, Newfoundland - Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937 sends and receives first transatlantic radio message on Signal Hill 3,200 km away across Atlantic from Poldhu, Cornwall; from a box kite trailing a 121 metre long copper wire antenna. news.yahoo/today-history-050206767.html
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:15:46 +0000