On this day in history...
DateTime:1/7/2009 11:45:13 AM

• 1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain.
  
• 1662 - England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres.
  
• 1775 - US Navy forms.
  
• 1925 - Water skis patented by Fred Waller.
  
• 1964 - Singers Sonny & Cher wed, Cher wore bell-bottoms.
  
• 1982 - China announces its population at 1 billion people plus.
  
• 1982 - IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics.
  
• 1988 - "ET" released to home video (14 million presold).
  
• 1992 - Tipper Gore admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink.
  
• 1997 - Intel Corp buys Digital Equipment for $700 million.
  
• 1997 - Microsoft argues it should be "free from govt interference".