TODAY IN HISTORY

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Dec. 26 5 days left in 2006

In 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary war.

In 1799,former President George Washigton was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as "first in war,first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

In 1917,during World War I,President Wilson anounced the U.S. government would take over the operation of the nation's railroads.

In 1972,the 33rd president of the United States,Harry S. Truman,died in Kansas City,Miss.

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Dec. 27

In 1822,scientist Louis pasteur was born in Dole,France.

In 1904,James Barrie's play "Peter Pan:The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow up" opened at the Duke of York's Theater in London.

In 1906,American composer,musician,actor and wit Oscar Levant was born in Pittsburgh.

In 1927,the musical play "Show Boat," with music by Jerome Kern and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II,opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York.

In 1932,Radio City Music Hall opened in new York.

In 1945,28 nations signed an agreement creating the World Bank.





Birthdays

James A. McClureis- 82
Scotty Moore - 75
John Hughey - 73
John Amos-67
Cokie Roberts-63
Tracy Nelson-62
Gerard Depardieu-58
T.S. Monk-57
Karla Bonoff-55
David Knopfler-54

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28 Dec


• In 1694, Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.
• In 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Jackson.
• In 1846, Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union.
• In 1856, the 28th president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton, Va.
• In 1897, the play "Cyrano de Bergerac," by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris.
• In 1917, the New York Evening Mail published a facetious essay by H.L. Mencken on the history of bathtubs in America.
• In 1937, composer Maurice Ravel died in Paris.
• In 1944, the musical "On the Town," with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, opened on Broadway.
• In 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.
• In 1973, Alexander Solzhenitsyn published "Gulag Archipelago," an expose of the Soviet prison system.
• In 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American "test-tube" baby, was born in Norfolk, Va.

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12/28/96

Leftist rebels in Peru released 20 more hostages,including two ambassadors,from Japan's embassy residence,following the first face-to-face talks between guerrillas and the government's negotiator.

12/28/01

The National Guard was called out to help Buffalo,New York,dig out from a paralyzing,five-day storm that had unloaded nearly seven feet of snow.

Lawrence Singleton,a rapist and killer whose most notorious crime was chopping off a teen-age hitchhiker's forearms in California in 1978,died at a prison in Starke,Florida,at age 74.

Birthdays

Lou Jacobi-----------93
Johnny Otis----------85
Stan Lee-------------84
Owen Bieber---------77
Martin Milner---------75
Maggie Smith--------72
Charles Neville -----68
Edgar Winter--------60
Alex Chilton----------56
Denzel Washington--52
Joe Diffie-------------48
Mike McGuire---------48
Chad mcQuenn------46
Marty Roe------------46
malcolm Gets--------42
Mauricio Mendosa----37
Seth Meyers----------33
John Legend----------28
Sienna Miller----------25
Mackanzie rosman----17

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On this date:

In 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England.

In 1808, the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson, was born in Raleigh, N.C.,

In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state.

In 1851, the first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston.

In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as some 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them.

In 1934, Japan renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as "The Second Great Fire of London."

In 1975, a bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people.

In 1986, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan died at his home in Sussex, England, at age 92.

In 1989, playwright Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia by the country's Federal Assembly, becoming the first noncommunist to attain the post in more than four decades.

Ten years ago: War-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict. North Korea apologized for sending a spy submarine into South Korean waters.

Five years ago: A fire sparked by a fireworks explosion in downtown Lima, Peru, killed 274 people.

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Today's Highlight in History:


On Dec. 30, 1903, about 600 people died when fire broke out at the recently opened Iroquois Theater in Chicago.


On this date:


In 1813, the British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.


In 1853, the United States bought some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.


In 1906, British movie director Sir Carol Reed ("The Third Man,""Our Man in Havana,""Oliver!") was born in London.


In 1922, Vladimir I. Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


In 1936, the United Auto Workers union staged its first "sit-down" strike, at the Fisher Body Plant Number One in Flint, Mich.


In 1940, California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.


In 1948, the Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" opened on Broadway.


In 1956, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears, 47-to-7, to win the NFL Championship Game.


In 1972, the U.S. halted its heavy bombing of North Vietnam.


In 1994, a gunman walked into a pair of suburban Boston abortion clinics and opened fire, killing two employees and wounding five other people (John C. Salvi III was later convicted of murder; he committed suicide in prison).


Ten years ago: About three dozen people were killed when a bomb exploded on an Indian commuter train; a militant group claimed responsibility.


Five years ago: Argentina's interim president, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, resigned after seven days in office, complaining that his Peronist party had abandoned him.


One year ago: President Bush, unhappy with Congress for not permanently extending the U.S.A. Patriot Act, signed a bill renewing the anti-terrorism law for a few weeks. It was revealed the Justice Department had opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying program. Tropical Storm Zeta formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean; it was the 27th storm of a record-breaking hurricane season.

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On this date:

In 1492, Muhammad XI, the sultan of Granada, the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to Spanish forces.

In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1921, religious services were broadcast on radio for the first time as KDKA in Pittsburgh aired the regular Sunday service of the city's Calvary Episcopal Church.

In 1929, the United States and Canada reached agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.

In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.)

In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.

In 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.

In 1965, the New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath for a reported $400,000.

In 1974, President Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph (however, federal speed limits were abolished in 1995).

In 1986, former baseball owner Bill Veeck, remembered for his well-publicized stunts and promotional gimmicks, including an exploding scoreboard and a midget pinch-hitter, died in Chicago at age 71.

Ten years ago: Rain and melting snow swamped the West, trapping visitors in Yosemite National Park, closing casinos in Reno, Nev., and forcing the evacuation of 50,000 Californians.

Five years ago: The new Afghan government confirmed that American bombs had killed the Taliban's intelligence chief (Qari Ahmadullah). Eduardo Duhalde was sworn in as Argentina's president. The No. 5 Florida Gators crushed No. 6 Maryland 56-23 in the Orange Bowl.

One year ago: A methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy Jr., was eventually rescued. The roof of a skating rink collapsed in the German town of Bad Reichenhall, killing 15 people. No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 5 Notre Dame 34-20 in the Fiesta Bowl.

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Birthdays

Country Musician Harold Bradley------------------------81
Former TV evangelist Jim Baker-------------------------68
Actress Wendy Phillips------------------------------------55
Actress Gabrielle Carteris---------------------------------46
Movie director Todd Haynes------------------------------46
Actress Tia Carrere---------------------------------------40
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.-----------------------------------39
Model Christy Turlington----------------------------------38
Actor Taye Diggs------------------------------------------36

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Today in History

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On January 3, 1431, Joan of Arc was handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.

On this day in 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church after Luther refused to retract 41 of his 95 theses.

On this day in 1868, Japanese Emperor Meiji seized power from the Tokugawa Shogun, ending 700 years of military rule.

On this day in 1959, Alaska became the 49th and largest state of the United States.

On this day in 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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01/03/07

In 1833,Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
Almost 150 years later,Argentina seized the islands from the British,but Britian took them back after a 74-day war.

In 1938,the March of Dimes canpaign to fight polio was organized.

In 1961,the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.

In 1967,Jack Ruby,the man who shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald,died in a Dallas hospital.

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On this date:

In 1821, the first native-born American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Md.

In 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th state.

In 1904, the Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could enter the United States freely; however, the court stopped short of declaring them U.S. citizens.

In 1948, Burma became independent of British rule.

In 1951, during the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.

In 1960, French author Albert Camus died in an automobile accident at age 46.

In 1965, poet T.S. Eliot died in London at age 76.

In 1974, President Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

In 1987, 16 people were killed when an Amtrak train bound from Washington to Boston collided with Conrail locomotives that had crossed into its path from a side track in Chase, Md.

In 1995, the 104th Congress convened, the first entirely under Republican control since the Eisenhower era.

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There is 361 days left in the year.

Jane Wyman is 93 years old.
Don Shula is 77 years old.
Patty Loveless is 50 years old.
Dave Foley is 44 years old.
Deana Carter is 41 years old.

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01/04/97

President Clinton,in his weekly radio address,took credit for policies reducing teenage pregnamcy,and said he would work for even greater reduction over the next four years.

Real estate mogul Harry helmsley died in Scottsdale,Ariz.,at age 87.

01/04/02

Sgt. 1st class Natham Ross Chapman,a U.S. Army Forces soldier,was killed by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan;he was the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.

Florida coach Steve Spurrier resigned to pursue an NFL job,two days after leading the Gators to victory over Maryland in the Orange Bowl.

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On this date:


• In 1589, Catherine de Medici of France died at age 69.
• In 1895, French Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated.)
• In 1949, in his State of the Union address, President Truman labeled his administration the Fair Deal.
• In 1957, President Eisenhower, in an address to Congress, proposed offering military assistance to Middle Eastern countries so they could resist Communist aggression; this became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• In 1998, Sonny Bono, the 1960s pop star-turned-politician, was killed when he struck a tree while skiing in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; he was 62.

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In 1925,Nellie T. Ross succeeded her late husband as govenor of Wyoming,becoming the first female govenor in U.S. history.

In 1933,the 30th president of the United States,Calvin Coolidge died in Northampton,Mass.at age 60

In 1972,President Nixon ordered developmeny of the space shuttle

In 1994,Thomas P. Tip O'Neal,former speaker of the U.S. House of Repersentatives,died in Boston at age 81.


Birthdays

Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale-------79
Actor Robert Duvall---------------------------------76
Hall-of-Fame Football Coach Chuck Noll--------75
Actree-director diane Keaton---------------------61
Actree Pamela Sue Martin ------------------------54

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0871 - England's King Alfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown.

1205 - Philip of Swabia was crowned as King of the Romans.

1453 - Frederick III erected Austria into an Archduchy.

1540 - King Henry VIII of England was married to Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife.

1720 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble published its findings.

1759 - George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married.

1838 - Samuel Morse publicly demonstrated the telegraph for the first time.

1896 - The first American women’s six-day bicycle race was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

1900 - In India, it was reported that millions of people were dying from starvation.

1900 - Off of South Africa, the British seized the German steamer Herzog. The boat was released on January 22, 1900.

1912 - New Mexico became the 47th U.S. state.

1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip was completed after a run of 792 miles from Indianapolis, IN, to New York City, NY.

1931 - Thomas Edison executed his last patent application.

1941 - Richard Widmark made his debut on radio in "The Home of the Brave."

1941 - Alice Marble made her professional tennis debut when she defeated Ruth Hardwick of Great Britain at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

1942 - The first commercial around-the-world airline flight took place. Pan American Airlines was the company that made history with the feat.

1942 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee abolished the Y formation.

1945 - The Battle of the Bulge ended with 130,000 German and 77,000 Allied casualties.

1950 - Britain recognized the Communist government of China.

1952 - "Peanuts" debuted in Sunday papers across the United States.

1963 - "Wild Kingdom" premiered on NBC.

1967 - U.S. and South Vietnamese forces launched a major offensive, known as Operation "Deckhouse V", in the Mekong River delta.

1974 - CBS radio debuted "Radio Mystery Theatre."

1975 - The Broadway show "The Wiz" opened.

1975 - ABC-TV debuted "A.M. America."

1982 - William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angeles, CA, of being the "freeway killer" who had murdered 14 young men and boys.

1987 - After a 29-year lapse, the Ford Thunderbird was presented with the Motor Trend Car of the Year Award. It was the first occurrence of a repeat winner of the award.

1994 - Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. Four men were later sentenced to prison for the attack, including Tonya Harding's ex-husband.

1998 - The spacecraft Lunar Prospect was launched into orbit around the moon. The craft was crashed into the moon, in an effort to find water under the lunar surface, on July 31, 1999.

1999 - The 106th U.S. Congress opened. The first item on the agenda was the impeachment proceedings of U.S. President Bill Clinton. The trial was set to begin January 7, 1999.

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January 7


1894 - W.(William) K.(Kennedy) L.(Laurie) Dickson received a patent for motion picture film. His demonstration included a 47-frame film. The demo ran about two seconds and showed comedian Fred Ott sneezing. Congratulations W.K.L., and bless you Fred!

1896 - Maybe you or someone you know received one for Christmas: a genuine Fannie Farmer Cookbook. There really was a Fannie Farmer, you know. Her first and now famous, Boston Cooking School Cookbook, was published this day. She became known as ‘the mother of level measurement’ and the cookbook became a best seller.

1904 - The distress signal, “CQD”, was established this day. It didn’t last long. Four years later, “SOS” became the radio distress signal because it was quicker to transmit by wireless radio and could not be misinterpreted.

1926 - A famous marriage that endured for many years is remembered this day. It’s the wedding anniversary of George Burns and Gracie Allen who were married by a Justice of the Peace in Cleveland, Ohio.

1927 - 31 calls were made on this, the first day of transatlantic telephone service. Service began between New York and London. The calls cost $75.00 (U.S.) each for five minutes.

1929 - The debut of Buck Rogers 2429 A.D. took place in newspapers around the U.S. this day. The comic strip title was later changed to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

1940 - The gate to Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch opened. The ‘singing cowboy’ would entertain on CBS radio for the next 16 years.

1941 - The NBC Blue radio network presented the first installment of The Squeaky Door. You might not remember the show by its original title, but how about when it became known as Inner Sanctum?

1941 - Good-for-Nothin’-Joe was recorded by the sultry Lena Horne. She sang the classic song with Charlie Barnet and his orchestra on Bluebird Records.

1949 - The announcement of the first photograph of genes was presented at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles (UCLA).

1950 - Ernest Tubb made his first appearance at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. Ernest also did a 15-minute radio program each day that became very popular in West Texas. So popular, in fact, that he bought the radio station that had aired the program for years and years: KGKL in San Angelo, Texas.

1954 - The Duoscopic TV receiver was unveiled. The TV set allowed a person or group to watch two different shows at the same time. It was a primitive, picture-in-picture, split-screen that was tested in New York City and Chicago. The set was a product of DuMont Laboratories; which owned the DuMont Television Network.

1955 - The first black singer at the Metropolitan Opera was Marian Anderson, who appeared as Ulrica in Verdi’s The Masked Ball.

1958 - The Flying V guitar, which is a favorite of rock musicians, was patented this day by the Gibson Guitar Company.

1968 - U.S. postage rates increased a penny; taking the cost of sending an ounce of mail up to six cents.

1970 - Neighbors of New York landowner Max Yasgur sued him for $35,000 for property damage caused by ‘flower children’ who attended the August 1969 Woodstock Festival. More than 450,000 people attended the three-day event.

1979 - In the AFC title game, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Houston Oilers 34-5 for a Super Bowl trip and their third AFC championship title. They played in a steady rain at Three Rivers Stadium. In the NFC championship game, the Dallas Cowboys shut out the Los Angeles Rams 28-0. (The Steelers beat the Cowboys 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII Jan 21.)

1985 - A big day for Dayton, Ohio’s Phil Donahue, who broadcast the first of his long-running talkfests from New York City, his new home base. Phil started his MultiMedia Productions show in 1967.

1985 - Yul Brynner returned to the stage this night as The King and I returned to where Yul first began his reign, 33 years before. Through his career to that date, Brynner appeared in 4,434 shows without missing a single performance. His performance as the King of Siam was regal!

1987 - Government sources said the combined local, state, and national debt had risen to $10,047 per person in the U.S.; the Federal debt, alone, amounting to $7,650 per person.

1990 - The Tower of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far. The closing of the monument allowed “the work of consolidation of the foundations and reduction of the inclination.” The tower reopened on Dec 15, 2001 to guided visits only (with a maximum of 30 people), accompanied by employed personnel (the visit takes about 35 minutes). The work, at a cost of more than 27,370,000 Euro, decreased the leaning of the tower by 40.6 centimeters. The tower began to lean at the beginning of its construction in 1173 because of the marshy ground on which it rests and the inclination had continued to increase each year up to the decision to intervene in 1990.

1996 - A blizzard paralyzed the Eastern U.S. The storm moved slowly, taking five days to reach New England from the Gulf of Mexico. The National Weather Service called it a storm of “historic proportions” with more than two feet of snow in the Baltimore and Washington, DC area. The mountains of Virginia and West Virginia got up to three feet. More than 100 deaths were blamed on the storm -- the majority from heart attacks.

2000 - These movies opened in the U.S.: Magnolia (the study of nine lives in one day in San Fernando Valley, California), with Jeremy Blackman, Michael Bowen, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon and Henry Gibson; and Snow Falling on Cedars (“It's Stand By Me and To Kill a Mockingbird blended into one.”), starring Ethan Hawke, James Rebhorn, Sam Shepard, Max Von Sydow, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune and Celia Weston.

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1675 - The first corporation was chartered in the United States. This may come as a surprise: it was a New York fishing company.
1853 - A bronze statue of Andrew Jackson on a horse was unveiled in Lafayette Park in Washington, DC. The statue was the work of Clark Mills.

1856 - Borax (hydrated sodium borate) was discovered by Dr. John Veatch near Red Bluff, California. It became a multiuse product that was popularized during the era of TV’s Death Valley Days. Remember 20 Mule Team Borax?

1889 - The tabulating machine was patented this day by Dr. Herman Hollerith. Wonder what Dr. Hollerith would think of Excel?

1901 - The first tournament sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress was held in Chicago, Illinois.

1906 - Arthur Rubinstein made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The concert received only a few favorable reviews.

1925 - Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky, appeared in his first American concert, as he conducted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in a program of his own compositions.

1940 - Vincent Lopez and his orchestra recorded the third version of Lopez’ theme song titled Nola. This version, recorded in Hollywood on Bluebird Records, is recognized as his best rendition of the classic song.

1952 - Marie Wilson came to TV as My Friend Irma. The show, popular for years on radio, lasted two seasons on television.

1955 - After 130 home basketball wins, Georgia Tech defeated Kentucky 59-58. It was the first Kentucky loss at home since January 2, 1943.

1957 - In an article appearing in Look magazine, Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from baseball.

1958 - Bobby Fischer won the United States Chess Championship for the first time. Interesting note: Fischer was all of 14 years of age.

1960 - The NCAA met in New York and voted against reviving the unlimited substitution rule for college football.

1961 - Robert Goulet made his national TV debut this night on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS.

1966 - The Beatles LP, Rubber Soul, began a 6-week reign at the top of the album chart. This was the seventh Beatles LP to reach the #1 position since February 1964. Rubber Soul stayed on the charts for 56 weeks. The other #1 albums for the Fab Four to that date were: Meet the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles ’65, Beatles VI and Help!.

1969 - Looking through his crystal ball, Joseph DeLouise announced on radio and TV and in newspapers that Ho Chi Minh would soon die. Ho Chi Minh died that year.

1973 - Carly Simon received a gold record for the single, You’re So Vain.

1975 - Ella Grasso became the governor of Connecticut. She was the first woman to become a governor of a state without a husband preceding her in the governor’s chair.

1984 - The Washington Redskins defeated San Francisco 24-21 after the 49ers staged a comeback with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. With this victory for the NFC Championship, Washington earned its trip to Super Bowl XVIII.

1987 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over the 2000 mark for the first time ever.

1992 - From the Please Don’t Try This At Your Next State Dinner Department: U.S. President George Bush (I) fell suddenly ill at a state dinner in Japan. The Prez became pale, slumped in his chair and promptly vomited on the Japanese Prime Minister. What must have made this even more enjoyable for Mr. Bush is the fact that all of this was recorded on video tape for future generations to, er, digest.

1999 - The top two executives of Salt Lake City’s Olympic organizing committee resigned amid investigations into how far city boosters stooped to win the 2002 Winter Games. Investigators found boosters gave IOC members cash payments up to $70,000 and expensive gifts; and paid educational, travel, housing and medical costs of IOC members and their families. The possibility that prostitutes were hired for IOC members was also under investigation.

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On this date:


In 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1793, Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard, using a hot-air balloon, flew between Philadelphia and Woodbury, N.J.
In 1861, Mississippi seceded from the Union.
In 1913, Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, Calif.
In 1945, during World War II, American forces began landing at Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines.
In 1951, country singer Crystal Gayle, a former Wabash resident, was born.
In 1964, anti-U.S. rioting broke out in the Panama Canal Zone, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and three U.S. soldiers.
In 1968, the unmanned Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon.
In 2006, confirmation hearings opened in Washington for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.

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Birthdays

Author Judith Krantz--------------79
Football Hall of Famer Bart Starr-73
Sportscaster Dick Enberg--------71
Actress K. Callan------------------71
Folk singer Joan Baez-------------66
Actress Susannah York------------66
Rock musician Jimmy Page(Led Zeppelin)--63
David Jonansen aka--Buster Poindexter----57
Singer Crystal gayle----------------56
J.K. Actor----------------------------52