8, January IN THE HISTORY

1838  The first telegraph message was sent using dots and dashes, in New Jersey. 1958  Cuban revolutionary forces captured Havana. 1968  Jacques Cousteau’s first undersea special was telecast in the U.S. 1974  The Loch Ness monster was photographed. 1979  Vietnamese troops overtook the Khmer Rouge and occupied Phnom Penh. 2004  The largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, was christened by her namesake’s granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II. 2007  A mystifying gas-like odour persisted in Manhattan, New York bringing about evacuation of several buildings and suspension of train services. 2009  An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Costa Rica killing 15 people and injuri V. Shrinivas (Seenu)