B. COM (H) CA & CS Final
5484 Points
Posted on 20 December 2008
Today in History: 20th December
- Louisiana Purchase: the United States officially took possession of the territory from France; this doubled the area of the US (1803)
- South Carolina: became the first state to secede from the Union (1860)
- Operation Just Cause: the US invaded Panama to overthrow and capture military leader Manuel Noriega, who stood accused of corruption and drug trafficking (1989)