TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 2010

Haiti was devastated by the strongest earthquake to hit the impoverished nation in more than 200 years. More than 200,000 people were killed and 1.3 million were left homeless. Former Liberal MP Serge Marcil was among the 58 Canadian fatalities.

In 1991, the U.S. Congress gave President George Bush the authority to wage war in the Persian Gulf.