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December 29th
1845: Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state.
1891: Thomas Edison patents the wireless radio.
1916: Siberian peasant and self-proclaimed holy man Grigory Rasputin is assassinated in St. Petersburg.
1940: Germany bombs London; fire causes widespread damage to the city.
1952: The first hearing aid using a transistor goes on sale.
1845: Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state.
1891: Thomas Edison patents the wireless radio.
1916: Siberian peasant and self-proclaimed holy man Grigory Rasputin is assassinated in St. Petersburg.
1940: Germany bombs London; fire causes widespread damage to the city.
1952: The first hearing aid using a transistor goes on sale.
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December 30th
1853: U.S. minister to Mexico James Gadsden and Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna sign the Gadsden Purchase in Mexico City.
1880: The Transvaal province declares itself an independent Boer republic in British South Africa, instigating an armed conflict with Britain and setting the scene for the Boer War.
1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established through the confederation of Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation.
1853: U.S. minister to Mexico James Gadsden and Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna sign the Gadsden Purchase in Mexico City.
1880: The Transvaal province declares itself an independent Boer republic in British South Africa, instigating an armed conflict with Britain and setting the scene for the Boer War.
1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established through the confederation of Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation.
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January 2nd
1492: The Spanish forces of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I take the province of Granada from the Moors.
1788: Georgia is the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1959: The Soviets launch Luna I, the first spacecraft bound for the moon.
1972: Radio and television advertising of cigarettes ends as a result of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress.
1492: The Spanish forces of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I take the province of Granada from the Moors.
1788: Georgia is the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1959: The Soviets launch Luna I, the first spacecraft bound for the moon.
1972: Radio and television advertising of cigarettes ends as a result of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress.
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January 3rd
1921: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the prosecution of labor unions under the provision of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
1938: The March of Dimes is founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1946: William Joyce, broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Great Britain during World War II, is hanged for treason in London, England.
1959: Alaska is admitted to the Union as the 49th state.
1961: President Dwight D. Eisenhower ends U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1921: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the prosecution of labor unions under the provision of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
1938: The March of Dimes is founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1946: William Joyce, broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Great Britain during World War II, is hanged for treason in London, England.
1959: Alaska is admitted to the Union as the 49th state.
1961: President Dwight D. Eisenhower ends U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba.
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January 5th
1914: Henry Ford establishes a minimum wage of $5 per eight-hour day in his automobile factories.
1933: Construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
1949: U.S. president Harry S. Truman announces the Fair Deal.
1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon authorizes a $5.5 billion, six-year program to develop plans for a spaceship capable of undertaking multiple missions, thereby launching the space shuttle program.
1914: Henry Ford establishes a minimum wage of $5 per eight-hour day in his automobile factories.
1933: Construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
1949: U.S. president Harry S. Truman announces the Fair Deal.
1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon authorizes a $5.5 billion, six-year program to develop plans for a spaceship capable of undertaking multiple missions, thereby launching the space shuttle program.
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January 7th
1610: Italian astronomer Galileo observes three satellites orbiting Jupiter.
1785: French aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard and American physician John Jeffries of Boston are the first to successfully cross the English Channel in a gas balloon.
1913: The process to obtain gasoline from crude oil is patented.
1927: Commercial phone service across the Atlantic begins.
1953: U.S. president Harry Truman announces the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1955: American singer Marian Anderson is the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House.
1610: Italian astronomer Galileo observes three satellites orbiting Jupiter.
1785: French aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard and American physician John Jeffries of Boston are the first to successfully cross the English Channel in a gas balloon.
1913: The process to obtain gasoline from crude oil is patented.
1927: Commercial phone service across the Atlantic begins.
1953: U.S. president Harry Truman announces the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1955: American singer Marian Anderson is the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House.
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January 9th
1788: Connecticut becomes the fifth state.
1839: French painter L. J. M. Daguerre announces to the French Academy of Arts and Science the first practical photographic process.
1929: The Seeing Eye started in Nashville, Tennessee, to train guide dogs for the blind.
1951: The United Nations headquarters open.
1969: Joe Namath "guarantees" the Super Bowl III win for the New York Jets over the Baltimore Colts, 16-7.
1788: Connecticut becomes the fifth state.
1839: French painter L. J. M. Daguerre announces to the French Academy of Arts and Science the first practical photographic process.
1929: The Seeing Eye started in Nashville, Tennessee, to train guide dogs for the blind.
1951: The United Nations headquarters open.
1969: Joe Namath "guarantees" the Super Bowl III win for the New York Jets over the Baltimore Colts, 16-7.
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January 10th
1776: English political writer Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. It denounces monarchy and proclaims that “the cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.”
1861: Florida Convention delegates in Tallahassee vote to secede from the United States.
1917: William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American army scout and showman, dies at age 70.
1920: The League of Nations is established in fear of the possibility of the "war to end all wars." The United States is absent.
1946: The first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations convenes in London, England.
1949: RCA announces the seven-inch, 45 rpm record.
1960: Marty Robbins holds the record for the longest playing number-one song in history, "El Paso," at five minutes, 19 seconds.
1776: English political writer Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. It denounces monarchy and proclaims that “the cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.”
1861: Florida Convention delegates in Tallahassee vote to secede from the United States.
1917: William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American army scout and showman, dies at age 70.
1920: The League of Nations is established in fear of the possibility of the "war to end all wars." The United States is absent.
1946: The first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations convenes in London, England.
1949: RCA announces the seven-inch, 45 rpm record.
1960: Marty Robbins holds the record for the longest playing number-one song in history, "El Paso," at five minutes, 19 seconds.
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January 11th
1861: Alabama secedes from the Union.
1913: The Hudson Motor Car Company introduces the first fully enclosed hardtop automobile.
1935: Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight from Hawaii to California.
1964: United States Surgeon General Luther Terry issues the first report that cigarette smoking may be danger
1984: Michael Jackson is nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, winning an unprecedented 8 for his album Thriller.
1861: Alabama secedes from the Union.
1913: The Hudson Motor Car Company introduces the first fully enclosed hardtop automobile.
1935: Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight from Hawaii to California.
1964: United States Surgeon General Luther Terry issues the first report that cigarette smoking may be danger
1984: Michael Jackson is nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, winning an unprecedented 8 for his album Thriller.
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January 12th
1932: Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to United States Senate.
1971: The long-running comedy All in the Family premieres on CBS.
1976: Dame Agatha Christie, prolific writer of mystery stories, dies in Wallingford, England, at age 85.
1997: HAL, the computer in Stanley Kubrick's movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, informs the crew that he was built on this day.
1998: Carlos Santana is the first Hispanic inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1932: Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to United States Senate.
1971: The long-running comedy All in the Family premieres on CBS.
1976: Dame Agatha Christie, prolific writer of mystery stories, dies in Wallingford, England, at age 85.
1997: HAL, the computer in Stanley Kubrick's movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, informs the crew that he was built on this day.
1998: Carlos Santana is the first Hispanic inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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January 13th
1854: Anthony Faas of Pennsylvania patents the accordion.
1930: The comic strip "Mickey Mouse" debuts in American newspapers.
1966: Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by appointment of Lyndon B. Johnson.
1986: The Wall Street Journal prints a photograph on the cover for the very first time in its history.
1990: Virgina elects L. Douglas Wilder, making him the first African American governor in the United States.
1854: Anthony Faas of Pennsylvania patents the accordion.
1930: The comic strip "Mickey Mouse" debuts in American newspapers.
1966: Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by appointment of Lyndon B. Johnson.
1986: The Wall Street Journal prints a photograph on the cover for the very first time in its history.
1990: Virgina elects L. Douglas Wilder, making him the first African American governor in the United States.
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January 15th
1559: Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England.
1870: The democratic donkey, as drawn by Thomas Nast, makes its debut in Harper's Weekly.
1892: The 13 rules of basketball are published by Dr. James Naismith.
1922: Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins becomes the first prime minister of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) and forms a provisional government.
1967: The Green Bay Packers win the first Super Bowl football game, led by Most Valuable Player (MVP) Bart Starr.
1559: Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England.
1870: The democratic donkey, as drawn by Thomas Nast, makes its debut in Harper's Weekly.
1892: The 13 rules of basketball are published by Dr. James Naismith.
1922: Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins becomes the first prime minister of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) and forms a provisional government.
1967: The Green Bay Packers win the first Super Bowl football game, led by Most Valuable Player (MVP) Bart Starr.
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January 17th
1547: Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of Russia.
1804: French physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac ascends to a height of 7,016 m (23,018 ft) in a hydrogen balloon, a record that lasted 50 years.
1883: Congress passes the Civil Service Act, sometimes referred to as the Pendleton Act. This legislation created the foundations of the American civil service system.
1919: Prohibition, the legal ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drink, goes into effect.
1961: Mickey Mantle inks a contract for $75,000 a year, the highest in the American League.
1964: Carol Channing debuts in Hello Dolly, the Broadway show based on Thorton Wilder's play The Matchmaker.The Broadway play earned a Tony as Best Musical of the Year.
1547: Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of Russia.
1804: French physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac ascends to a height of 7,016 m (23,018 ft) in a hydrogen balloon, a record that lasted 50 years.
1883: Congress passes the Civil Service Act, sometimes referred to as the Pendleton Act. This legislation created the foundations of the American civil service system.
1919: Prohibition, the legal ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drink, goes into effect.
1961: Mickey Mantle inks a contract for $75,000 a year, the highest in the American League.
1964: Carol Channing debuts in Hello Dolly, the Broadway show based on Thorton Wilder's play The Matchmaker.The Broadway play earned a Tony as Best Musical of the Year.
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January 19th
1840: United States explorer Charles Wilkes claims part of Antarctica for the United States.
1937: On this day in 1937, Howard Hughes flew from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 7 hours and 28 minutes, setting a new transcontinental flight speed record.
1949: Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians signs a contract worth $30,000, making him the highest paid pitcher in the big leagues to date.
1953: Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) gives birth to little Ricky. More viewers tuned in to watch that blessed event than the following day's inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1966: Indira Gandhi, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, becomes prime minister of India.
1840: United States explorer Charles Wilkes claims part of Antarctica for the United States.
1937: On this day in 1937, Howard Hughes flew from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 7 hours and 28 minutes, setting a new transcontinental flight speed record.
1949: Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians signs a contract worth $30,000, making him the highest paid pitcher in the big leagues to date.
1953: Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) gives birth to little Ricky. More viewers tuned in to watch that blessed event than the following day's inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1966: Indira Gandhi, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, becomes prime minister of India.