Hoy en la Historia

June 8, 1949

George Orwell’s novel 1984 was published, warning of the dangers of totalitarianism. Its concept that “Big Brother is Watching You” is used by protesters worldwide 1869: A “sweeping machine”, the earliest suction type vacuum cleaner, was patented in the U.S. 1969: Spain closed its border with Gibraltar after Britain refused to hand over the colony 2004: Observers were able to witness the Transit of Venus across the sun for the first time since 1882 2009: A pro-western coalition led by Saad Hariri won Lebanon’s parliamentary election