What to remember about January 19th…
1807 Confederate commanding general Robert E. Lee born in Virginia (d. 1870); formerly superintendent of U.S. Military Academy
1809 American poet and author Edgar Allen Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1849)
1861 Georgia joins other Southern states in seceding from the Union
1915 German zeppelins bomb Britain; 1st major bombing of civilian targets kill 20 people
1920 Despite President Wilson’s efforts, United States Senate votes against America joining the League of Nations
1978 Last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany rolls off production line; some minor production continues at South American facilities until 2003
1981 Agreement is signed securing release of 52 hostages taken from American Embassy in Teheran, Iran
1983 Klaus Barbie, “butcher of Lyon”and Former Nazi Gestapo chief, is arrested in Bolivia for crimes against humanity
2006 NASA launches New Horizons probe; 1st mission destined to examine Pluto
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What to remember about January 16th…
1861 Crittenden Compromise amendments to the Constitution are defeated in the U.S. Senate ending last effort to prevent the Civil War
1919 Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is certified; era of Prohibition begins in the United States
1945 Adolf Hitler moves into bunker for 105 days; Hitler will marry Eva Braun and commit suicide while underground
1970 American inventor and designer Buckminster Fuller is awarded Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects for developing the geodesic dome
1979 Violent demonstrations by Islamic radicals and a possible military mutiny force Shah of Iran flees the country; eventually arrives in America
1991 After U.N. deadline passes, U.S. and coalition forces launch 1st air attacks of the Persian Gulf War; ground offensive will begin February 24th
2003 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on what will be her last voyage; craft will disintegrate on re-entry February 1st
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What to remember about January 12th…
1876 American author and journalist Jack London is born (d. 1916)
1932 Democrat Ophelia “Hattie” Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas becomes the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate
1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt re-establishes National War Labor Board to regulate business-labor relations
1943 Soviet forces penetrate the year-and-a-half long German siege of Leningrad
1951 American talk show personality and political commentator Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1986 Bill Nelson (D-FL) is second sitting Congressman (now Senator) legislator to take flight aboard Space Shuttle as a mission specialist
1991 U.S. House of Representatives and Senate both approve a resolution authorizing use of force against Iraq to liberate Kuwait
2010 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes the island of Haiti; estimates of 200,000 dead and over 800,000 homeless
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What to remember about January 5th…
1779 American explorer and army general Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. is born in Lamberton, New Jersey (d. 1813)
1781 Traitor Benedict Arnold, now a General in British army, leads loyalist troops to capture and destroy Richmond, Virginia
1920 New York Yankees announce the purchase of Babe Ruth from Boston Red Sox; worst baseball deal in history?
1933 Construction begins on the Great Depression delayed Golden Gate Bridge; most popular suicide location in the world
1949 President Truman gives “Fair Deal” State of the Union speech outlining national health insurance, public housing, and more
1967 U.S. Marines begin amphibious operations in Mekong Delta
1970 United Mine Workers (UMW) leader Jock Yablonski and his family found murdered in their home; investigation reveals that UMW leadership had paid for their murders for disputing election
1972 President Nixon signs bill authorizing Space Shuttle program
1976 Pol Pot, murderous, communist dictator of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, renames the country Democratic Kampuchea
1993 Serial killer and child molester Westley Allen Dodd is executed; last execution by hanging in the U.S.
1996 Palestinian master bomb maker is killed by Israel’s Shin Bet with bomb placed in his cell phone
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What to remember about January 4th…
1847 Texas Rangers order 1000 .44 revolvers from Samuel Colt for use in Mexican-American War; Colt Firearms born
1865 New York Stock Exchange moves into its 1st permanent home at 10–12 Broad Street in New York City
1884 Fabian Society founded in London; socialist society promoting internationalism, eugenics, and infiltration of governments
1896 Utah is admitted to the Union as the 46th state
1951 Communist forces of China and North Korea capture Seoul
1965 President Lyndon Johnson unveils his plan for a Great Society at State of the Union address
1974 President Nixon refuses to turn over materials subpoenaed by Senate committee investigating Watergate
1995 104th Congress begins when Newt Gingrich becomes Speaker; 1st Republican Congress since Eisenhower
1999 Resulting from 1992 Maastricht Treaty on European union, the Euro debuts as universal currency in 11 nations
2004 NASA’s MER-A Spirit rover explorer lands on Mars
2007 110th Congress elects Nancy Pelosi (D – Ca) as the 1st female Speaker of the House
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What to remember about January 3rd…
106 BC Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero is born (d. 43 BC)
1521 Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther from the Catholic Church, declares Luther an outlaw and heretic
1777 While evading a superior British force, Patriot troops ambush straggling rear guard at Battle of Princeton
1834 Founder of Texas colonies Stephen Austin is imprisoned by President Santa Ana after delivering their new Constitution
1861 Vote to secede from the Union fails in Delaware
1892 English author J.R.R. Tolkien is born (d. 1973), creator of Lord of the Rings The Hobbit
1919 Emir Faisal and Chaim Weizmann sign agreement at the Paris Peace Conference to develop a Jewish homeland
1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; later renamed the March of Dimes foundation
1959 President Eisenhower signs proclamation admitting Alaska as the 49th state in the Union
1987 Aretha Franklin becomes 1st woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1990 During invasion of Panama, dictator Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces after 10-day standoff
1999 NASA launches Mars Polar Lander atop Delta II rocket
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What to remember about December 7th…
43 BC Famed Roman orator and politician Marcus Tullius “Tully” Cicero is assassinated by servants of Mark Antony; he dies stating “there is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly”
1776 Silas Deane, an American agent in Paris, arranges for the Marquis de La Fayette to enter colonial service as a major-general
1787 Delaware votes unanimously to ratify Constitution of the United States; it is the 1st state to ratify
1941 In surprise attack, 300 Japanese planes bomb American fleet while anchored at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; America enters WWII
1972 NASA launches Apollo 17 mission; it is the last manned mission to Earth’s Moon to date
1982 Charlie Brooks, Jr. becomes the 1st person to be executed in the United States by lethal injection
1993 Colin Ferguson opens fire on Long Island Railroad train killing 5 and wounding 19; seeks revenge for imagined racism
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Tagged American Revolution , Constitution , crime , Delaware , history , Marquis de La Fayette , NASA , Pearl Harbor , Racism , Space Exploration , WWII
What to remember about November 13th…
1775 Patriot forces under General Montgomery capture Montreal, Canada
1927 In New York City, the Holland Tunnel opens to traffic; 1st vehicle tunnel passing under the Hudson River
1940 Walt Disney animated film Fantasia makes theatrical debut
1945 President Truman announces panel to investigate settling Jewish refugees who survived Holocaust in British Palestine
1969 2-day “March Against Death” begins in Washington, D.C. to protest the war in Vietnam
1982 Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
2001 President Bush signs order establishing military tribunals for foreigners captured as part of the War on Terror
2009 NASA announces that impact of LCROSS satellite on the Moon has revealed the presence water
What to remember about November 12th…
1790 First Lady Letitia Christian Tyler, wife of President John Tyler is born in New Kent County, Virginia (d. 1842)
1892 William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the 1st paid professional football player
1927 Leon Trotsky is expelled from Soviet Communist Party leaving Joseph Stalin undisputed leader of the Soviet Union
1948 War crimes tribunal in Tokyo sentences 30 for violations of laws of war; 7 are to be put to death
1954 After serving as gateway for over 12 million immigrants, Ellis Island immigration facility is closed
1969 Independent journalist Seymour Hersh breaks story of My Lai Massacre and Army investigation of Lt. William Calley
1979 President Carter ends oil imports from Iran in response to take over of Embassy in Iran and kidnapping of 66 Americans
1981 NASA launches Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2; 1st time a manned spacecraft sent to space more than once
2004 After months-long trial, Scott Peterson is found guilty in the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn child
What to remember about October 29th…
1777 After an extended illness John Hancock resigns his post as president of the Continental Congress
1863 18 national delegations at meeting in Geneva, Switzerland agree to form the International Red Cross
1901 Leon Czolgosz, assassin of President McKinley’ is executed less than 2 months after the shooting in Buffalo, New York
1956 In response to Egyptian seizure and nationalization of the Suez Canal, Israel invades Sinai Peninsula
1969 1st computer-to-computer link is established, 1st message is sent on ARPANET, precursor of the internet
1998 Senator John Glenn returns to space at age 77 aboard shuttle Discovery ; in 1962 was 1st American to orbit Earth
2004 Al-Jazeera broadcasts tape of Osama bin Laden admitting direct responsibility for attacks of September 11, 2001
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