10 January 2009

This Day in History


January 10th


49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.

1776 – Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.

1861 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.

1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.

1962 – Apollo Project: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket booster. It became better known as the Saturn V moon rocket, which launched every Apollo moon mission.

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