Today in History

1920
American Civil Liberites Union is founded,a non profit org which protects U.S. residents civil liberties& rights in courts across the country
1945
Franklin Roosevelt sworn in for 4th term{ never to be repeated} as U.S President
1971
Tamala Records releases Marvin Gaye's single' What's Goin On' about police brutality,hit # 2 on music charts, sold over 2 mill copies
1981
after 444 days as hostages in Iran, U.S. diplomats& citizens are released
1989
Pittsburgh Penquins, Marion Lemieux becomes 2nd hockey player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games,he scored #50 in 44th game against Winnipeg Jets
2009
Barack O'Bama becomes the 1st African American U.S. President '09-'17
 

Jan 20th Birthdays:
1894
Harold Gray- cartoonist created' Little Orphan Annie'
1923
Slim Whitman- country singer'Rose Marie, Guess Who'
1930
Buzz Aldrin- U.S. astronaut Gemini 12, Apollo 11
1946
David Lynch- film director' Blue Velvet,Dune, Eraserhead, co creator of TV show' Twin Peaks'
Deaths:
1900
R.D. Blackmore- British author' Lorna Doone' 74
1984
Johnny Weismuller- actor{Tarzan} Olympic gold medal swimmer in '24,'28 79
1990
Barbara Stanwck{Ruby Stevens} actress- Double Indeminity, Annie Oakley,Meet John Doe, best known TV roles, 'Victoria Barkley' in ABC western' The Big Valley' ,"Mary Carson in '1983 mini series' The Thornbirds'{ won Golden Globe for best supp actress} 82
1993
Audrey Hepburn- British actress Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's My Fair Lady, Robin&Marian, Always 63{cancer}
 
On This Day In History, January 21st

1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
It was the first time any Pope visited the country.

1976 Concorde takes off on its first scheduled flights
2 of the supersonic aircraft took off from Paris and London simultaneously.

1968 The Battle of Khe Sanh begins
It is one of the most publicized battles of the Vietnam War.

1911 23 cars take part in the first Rally Monte Carlo
Unlike today, the competitors set out from 11 different European locations, heading for the finish line in Monte Carlo.

1899 Opel builds its first automobile
Today, Opel is one of the world's largest car manufacturers.
 

Births On This Day, January 21st 🎂

1963 Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian/American basketball player

1941 Plácido Domingo
Spanish tenor, conductor

1940 Jack Nicklaus
American golfer

1905 Christian Dior
French fashion designer founded S.A.

1824 Stonewall Jackson
American general

Deaths On This Day, January 21st 🪦

1997 Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch/American talent manager

1950 George Orwell
English author

1938 Georges Méliès
French director

1924 Vladimir Lenin
Russian politician

1683 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
English politician
 
1887
Amateur Athletic Union{AAU} is formed
1921
crime novelist, Agatha Christie's 1st book "The Mysterious Affair of Styles' is published with debut of character, Hercule Periot
1930
Boston Bruins become the 1st NHL hockey team to score 100 goals in a season
1956
comedian/pianist Victor Borge's 1 man show' Comedy in Music closes in NYC after 896 performances,a Guiness World record
1978
Bee Gees album' Saturday Night Fever hits # 1 on music charts stays there for 24 weeks
1990
John McEnroe becomes the 1st tennis player ever to be expelled from the Austrian Open Tennis Championship
 
Jan 21st Birthdays:
1887
Georges Venzia- Canadian ice hocky goalie. The Venzia Award is named in his honor, best NHL goaltender
1905
Christain Dior- French fashion designer
1922
Paul Scofield- British actor' A Man for All seasons{Best Actor Oscar} Train
1940
Jack Nicklaus- retired U.S. golfer won 18 Major titles,73 PGA Tour titles
1942
Mac Davis- country singer/songwriter 'Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me, In the Ghetto,I Believe in Music
1953
Paul Allen U.S. business magnate, co founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates
Deaths:
1793
Louis XVI -King of France 1774- 1793 38
1950
George Orwell- British author, 'Animal Farm, 1984 46
1959
Cecil B. DemIlle- film director' The 10 Commandments, Samson &Deiliah 77
2002
Peggy Lee- singer/ actress 'Fever, Is That All There Is, movies : Pete Kelly's Blues, Lady&The Tramp{voice} 81
 
On This Day In History, January 22nd

2006 Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first indigenous president
The left-wing politician has focused mainly on combating poverty and curbing the influence of transnational corporations.

1973 The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion
The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.

1970 The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight
The Pan Am jumbo jet flew from New York to London.

1963 The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France
The treaty effectively ended centuries of enmity between the two European countries.

1943 World record for fastest temperature change
The fastest temperature change recorded in history occurred on this day in Spearfish, South Dakota. The temperature increased from −4°F (−20°C) to +45°F (+7°C) in the span of two minutes.
 

Births On This Day, January 22nd 🎂

1953 Jim Jarmusch
American director

1909 U Thant
Burmese diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General

1906 Robert E. Howard
American author

1788 Lord Byron
English poet

1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing


Deaths On This Day, January 22nd 🪦

2010 Iskandar of Johor
Malaysian sultan

2008 Heath Ledger
Australian actor, director

1973 Lyndon B. Johnson
American politician, 36th President of the United States

1901 Queen Victoria
of the United Kingdom

1900 David Edward Hughes
Welsh/American scientist, co-invented the microphone
 
On This Day, January 22

1879 – The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War resulting in a British defeat.

1879 – Start of the The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15 km away from Isandlwana, resulting in a British victory. Eleven 'Victoria Crosses' were awarded to the defenders of Rorke's Drift, along with a number of other decorations & honours. 32 killed or injured on the British side. Around 850 killed or injured on the Zulu side. I’ve forgotten how many times I’ve watched the movie about this event. Zulu, staring Stanley Baker & Michael Caine.

1901 – Edward VII is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.

1915 – Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.

1917 – President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, called upon the warring European nations (WW1) to end the war. He called for, “peace without victory.”

1941 – World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.

1943 – World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona.

1946 – Creation of the "Central Intelligence Group", forerunner of the CIA.

1957 – The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.

1968 – Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.

1973 – The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.

1999 – Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
 
1506
The 1st group of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican
1881
Cleopatra's Needle, a 3,500 yrold obelisk was erected in NYC's Central Park
1964
world's largest cheese made in Wisconscin weighed 34,591 lbs{15,723kg} arrived at NY's World's Fair took 43 hrs to make
1970
The 1st Pan Am Worldway Boeing 747 plane departed NYC for London took 6 1/2 hrs
2022
K Mart becomes the largest U,S. retailer to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
2018
Netflix becomes the largest digital media/ entertainment company in the world worth $100 billion
 
Jan22nd Birthdays:
1875
D.W. Griffith- film director/ producer 'Birth of a Nation, Intolerance
1932
Piper Laurie{Rosetta Jacobs} actress Carrie, The Hustler, Twin Peaks
1949
Steve Perry- rock vocalist with band Journey'77-'87, Open Arms, Don't Stop Belivin'
1968
Guy Fieri- U.S. celebrity chief, host of TV shows 'Diners, Drive-Ins&Dives, Guy's Grocery Games
Deaths:
1994
Telly Savalas-actor, best known TV role"Lt Theo Kojak' in police drama Kojack'73-'90 72
2000
Craig Clairborne- food columnist w NYT 79
2005
Rosemary Woods- Pres Nixon's secretary who claims she accidentally erased 17 min of Watergate tape 87
2012
Joe Paterno- U.S. College Hall of Fame Football coach at Penn State 1966-2011 85
 
On This Day In History, January 23rd

1986 The first artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Among the first inductees were Ray Charles, James Brown, and Elvis Presley.

1960 The Trieste dives to a record depth of 10,911 meters (35,797 ft)
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the bottom of Challenger Deep, the Earth's deepest known point.

1957 Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company
Today, the Frisbee is used around the world as both a toy and as part of flying disc games, such as Ultimate.

1950 Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital
Despite international protests, the Knesset passed a resolution stating that the divided city will be the country's capital.

1556 The deadliest earthquake on record kills some 830,000 people
The epicenter was in the Wei River Valley in Shaanxi Province, China.
 
Births On This Day, January 23rd 🎂

1984 Arjen Robben
Dutch footballer

1926 Bal Thackeray
Indian politician

1919 Ernie Kovacs
American comedian, actor

1897 Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian politician, activist

1737 John Hancock
American politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts

Deaths On This Day, January 23rd 🪦

2005 Johnny Carson
American television host

2002 Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist

1989 Salvador Dalí
Spanish painter

1986 Joseph Beuys
German sculptor, illustrator

1944 Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter
 
1552
2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes mandatory in England
1849
Elizabeth Blackwell become the 1st woman in U.S. to receive her medical license from NY's Geneva medical College
1944
Detriot red Wings set new record for most 1 sided hockey game be defeating NY Rangers 15-0
1983
Swedish tennis player, Bjorn Borg announces his retirement age 26. He won 5 Wimbeldon Men's titles, 6 French Open titles
1986
the 1st Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees inc Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, James Brown, Little Richard,Chuck Berry
2016
8 workers at Egyptian Museum in Cairo were prosectuted for reattaching Tutankmun's beard with wrong glue
 
Jan 23rd Birthdays:
1737
John Hancock- U.S. merchant/statesman, 1st to sign Declaration of Independence
1832
Edouard Manet- French impressionist painter
1944
Rutger Hauer- Dutch actor "Bladerunner, LadyHawke, Osterman Weekend
1951
Chesly "Sully' Sullenberger U.S. Air Pilot who successfully executed emergency landing of Flight #1549 on the Hudson River in NYC known as' Miracle on the Hudson'
1964
Mariska Hargitay- actress best known TV role' Det Olivia Benson ' in NBC's long running drama' Law&Order: Special Victim's Unit{SVU}
Deaths:
1944
Edvard Munch- Swedish painter' The Scream' 80
1981
Samuel Barber- U.S. composer 'School for Scandal,Adiago for Strings' 70
2005
Johnny Carson -TV host' Who DO You Trust, The Tonight Show 79
2015
Ernie Banks- Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman with Chicago Cubs 83
2012
Hal Holbrooke- actor on stage/ screen his best known stage role as 'Mark Twain', in Movie' All The President's Men he played character known as' Deep Throat' 95
 
On This Day In History, January 24th

1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe
Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space probe that executed an aerobraking maneuver.

1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale
The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface and a mouse.

1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution
Resolution 1 was passed to found the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC).

1848 The California Gold Rush begins
Some 300,000 people traveled to California after James W. Marshall had found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.

1835 Slaves stage a rebellion in Brazil to end slavery
The Malê Revolt was instrumental in ending slavery in Brazil.
 
Births On This Day, January 24th 🎂

1943 Sharon Tate
American actress

1941 Neil Diamond
American singer-songwriter, guitarist

1776 E. T. A. Hoffmann
German jurist, author

1712 Frederick the Great
Prussian king

76 Hadrian
Roman Emperor

Deaths On This Day, January 24 🪦

1989 Ted Bundy
American serial killer

1986 L. Ron Hubbard
American religious leader, and author, founded the Church of Scientology

1965 Winston Churchill
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate

1895 Lord Randolph Churchill
English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

41 Caligula
Roman Emperor
 
1857
Univ of Calcutta was founded, 1st full fledged university in South Asia
1899
rubber heel for boots/shoes was patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
1935
1st beer in a can'Krueger's Cream Ale' is sold by Krueger Brewing Co
1962
Jackie Robinson of LA Dodgers becomes the 1st African American baseball player elected into Baseball Hall of Fame
2003
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security offically begins operation. It was created after the 9/11 attacks on U.S.
2011
singer/songwriter, Adele's 2nd studio album'21' is released,hit singles inc 'Rollin the Deep, Someone like You,Rumour Has It,sold 10 million copies, won Grammy for Album of the year.It was the world's best selling album in 2011,2012
 
Jan 24th Birthdays:
1862
Edith Wharon- U.S. novelist Ethan Frome, House of Mirth
1917
Ernest Borgnine- actor "Ice Station Zebra, Marty{Best Actor Oscar},From Here to Eternity, The Dirty Dozen,best known TV tole' Lt Commander Quinton Mc Hale' in ABC sitcom' McHale's Navy'
1941
Neil Diamond- singer/ songwriter 'Sweet Caroline, I'm A Beliver,Solitary Man, Song Sung Blue, Hello Again,Play Me
1968
MaryLou Retton- retired gymnast,won all around Olympic Gold medal at 1984 Summer Games
deaths:
1961
Alfred Carlton Gilbert- U.S. businessman/inventor of 'The Erector Set' 78
1965
Winston Churchill- British Prime Minister during WWII 1940-1945 90{stroke}
1983
George Cukor- film director "Philadelphia Story, My Fair Lady,The Wizard of Oz 83
1993
Thurgood Marshall- 1st African American Supreme Court Judge 1967-1991 84
2010
Pernell Roberts- actor- best known TV roles' Adam Cartwright' on NBC Western Bonanza' '59-'73{ left the show in 1965} 'Dr John McInytre{Trapper John} on CBS medical drama'Trapper John,Md' '79-'86 81
2015
Toller Cranston- Canadian men's figure skater/commentator 65{heart attack}
 
On This Day In History, January 25th

1977 The world's first solar power plant is opened
The solar furnace in Odeillo, France was the first power plant providing alternative energy.

1971 Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda
The dictator's rule (1971 - 1979) was characterized by human rights abuse, political repression, and corruption.

1947 The first arcade game is patented
Thomas Goldsmith's “Cathode ray tube amusement device” is considered the ancestor of video games.

1924 The first Winter Olympics begin
The I Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France.

1919 The League of Nations is founded
It is the predecessor of the United Nations and the first international organization devoted to maintaining world peace.
 
Births On This Day, January 25th 🎂

1981 Alicia Keys
American singer-songwriter, pianist, actress

1933 Corazon Aquino
Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines

1913 Witold Lutosławski
Polish composer, conductor

1882 Virginia Woolf
English author, critic

1759 Robert Burns
Scottish poet

Deaths On This Day, January 25th 🪦

2005 Philip Johnson
American architect, designed the IDS Center, PPG Place

1982 Mikhail Suslov
Soviet politician

1954 M. N. Roy
Indian activist, theorist

1947 Al Capone
American Gangster

389 Gregory of Nazianzus
Turkish archbishop, theologian
 
1825
1st U.S. engineering college,Renssealer Polytechnic in Troy, nY opens
1858
Felix Mendesson's 'Wedding March' is 1st played at the wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Victoria to crown prince of Prussia
1924
The 1st Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France
1981
52 Americans held for 444 days in Iran arrive back in U.S.
1993
Sears announces its closing its catalog sales dept after 97 yrs
 
Jan 25th Birthdays:
1759
Robert Burns- Scottish poet' Auld Lange Syne
1874
W. Somerset Maughan- British author 'Of Human Bondage'
1938
Etta James- singer 'Roll With Me, At Last'
1978
Volodymer Zelemsky- President of Ukraine
1981
Alicia Keys- pop/r&b singer songwriter 'Girl on Fire', 'No One'
deaths:
1947
Al Capone -U.S gangster 48
1990
Ava Gardner- actress Barefoot Contessa,Show Boat,,Night of the Iguana,Around the World In 80 Days' 67
1996
Jonathan Larson- Broadway composer of musical 'Rent' 35{aortic aneursym}
2017
John Hurt- British actor' Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express, 1st&last Harry Potter movies 77
 
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