Jan. 4
In 1821,the first native born American saint,Elisabeth 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,the court stopped short of declaring them U.S. citizens.
In 1948,Britain granted independence to Burma.
In 1951,during the Koren conflict,North Koren and communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.
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 engines approaching fron a side track in Essex,Md.
In 1995,the 104th Congress convened,the first entirely under Republican control since the Eisenhower era.
TEN YEARS AGO
Bowing to pressure from NATO and the United States,Bosnian Serbs freed 16 civiians who had entered Serb-held territory after Nato forces had declared roads in Bosnia open to all.
FIVE YEARS AGO
It was anounced that George,the politics and lifestyle magazine founded by the late John F. Kennedy Jr.would fold.
TODAY IN HISTORY
January 5
In 1781,a british navel expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Va.
In 1895,French Capt.Alfred Dreyfus,convicted of treason,was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated.)
In 1925,Nellie T. Ross succeeded her late husband as governor of Wyoming, becoming the first female in U.S. history.
In 1933,the 30th president of the United States,Calvin Coolidge,died in Northampton,Mass.at age 60.
In 1949,in his State of the Union address President Truman labeled his administration the fair deal.
In 1970,Joseph A.Yablonski,an unsuccessful canidate for the presidencey of the United Mine Workerd of America,was found murdered with his wife and daughter at their Clarkville,home. UMWA President Anthony Boyle and three others were convicted of the killings.
In 1994,Thomas P. Tip O'Neal former speaker of the house of Reper sentatives died in Boston at age 81.
In 1998,Sonny Bono,the 1960s pop starturned-politician was killed when he struck a tree while skiing in South Lake Tahoe,California-he was 62
TEN YEARS AGO
An end to a three-week-old partial government shutdown was in sight as the House acted to restore the jobs and wages of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
Lawyers for Hillary Rodman Clinton released sought-after billing records that were discovered the day before in a white House office.
FIVE YEARS AGO
In a blizzard of last-minute excutive orders President Clinton curtailed road building and logging on federal forest land
In 1781,a british navel expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Va.
In 1895,French Capt.Alfred Dreyfus,convicted of treason,was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated.)
In 1925,Nellie T. Ross succeeded her late husband as governor of Wyoming, becoming the first female in U.S. history.
In 1933,the 30th president of the United States,Calvin Coolidge,died in Northampton,Mass.at age 60.
In 1949,in his State of the Union address President Truman labeled his administration the fair deal.
In 1970,Joseph A.Yablonski,an unsuccessful canidate for the presidencey of the United Mine Workerd of America,was found murdered with his wife and daughter at their Clarkville,home. UMWA President Anthony Boyle and three others were convicted of the killings.
In 1994,Thomas P. Tip O'Neal former speaker of the house of Reper sentatives died in Boston at age 81.
In 1998,Sonny Bono,the 1960s pop starturned-politician was killed when he struck a tree while skiing in South Lake Tahoe,California-he was 62
TEN YEARS AGO
An end to a three-week-old partial government shutdown was in sight as the House acted to restore the jobs and wages of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
Lawyers for Hillary Rodman Clinton released sought-after billing records that were discovered the day before in a white House office.
FIVE YEARS AGO
In a blizzard of last-minute excutive orders President Clinton curtailed road building and logging on federal forest land
In 1540,England's King Henry VIII married his forth wife,Anne of Cleves.(The marriage lasted about six months.)
In 1759,George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis married.
In 1868, Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph,in Morristown,N.J.
In 1912, New Mexico bcame the 47th state.
In 1919,the 26th president of the United States,Theodore Roosevelt,died in Oyster Bay,N.Y. at age 60
In 1942,the Pan American Airways Pacific Clipper arrived in New York after making the first round-the-world trip by a commercial airplane
In 1967,U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Deckhouse Five,an offensive in the Mekong River delya.
In 1982,truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angles of being the "freeway killer" Who had murdered 14 young men and boys.
In 1759,George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis married.
In 1868, Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph,in Morristown,N.J.
In 1912, New Mexico bcame the 47th state.
In 1919,the 26th president of the United States,Theodore Roosevelt,died in Oyster Bay,N.Y. at age 60
In 1942,the Pan American Airways Pacific Clipper arrived in New York after making the first round-the-world trip by a commercial airplane
In 1967,U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Deckhouse Five,an offensive in the Mekong River delya.
In 1982,truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angles of being the "freeway killer" Who had murdered 14 young men and boys.
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In 1610,Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter's moons.
In 1800,the 13th president of the United States,Millard Fillmore,was born in Summerhill,N.Y.
In 1927, commercial trans-Atlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
In 1942,the World War II siege of Bataan began.
In 1953, President Truman announced in his State of the Union address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.
In 1955,singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera.
In 1955,the opening of the Candian Parliament in Ottawa was televised for the first time.
In 1972,Lewis F.Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the Supreme Court.
In 1989,Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87;he was succeeded by his son,Crown Prince Akihito.
In 1999,for the second time ,an impeached American president went on trial before the Senate.president Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice;he was acquitted.
TEN YEARS AGO
A major blizzard paralyzed the Eastern United States.(More than 100 deaths were later blamed on the severe weather.)
Republicans rejected Presidents Clinton's budget plan and warned they would close government programs they didn't like .
In 1800,the 13th president of the United States,Millard Fillmore,was born in Summerhill,N.Y.
In 1927, commercial trans-Atlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
In 1942,the World War II siege of Bataan began.
In 1953, President Truman announced in his State of the Union address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.
In 1955,singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera.
In 1955,the opening of the Candian Parliament in Ottawa was televised for the first time.
In 1972,Lewis F.Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the Supreme Court.
In 1989,Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87;he was succeeded by his son,Crown Prince Akihito.
In 1999,for the second time ,an impeached American president went on trial before the Senate.president Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice;he was acquitted.
TEN YEARS AGO
A major blizzard paralyzed the Eastern United States.(More than 100 deaths were later blamed on the severe weather.)
Republicans rejected Presidents Clinton's budget plan and warned they would close government programs they didn't like .
In 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
In 1793, Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard,using a hot-air ballon,flew between Philadephia and Woodbury ,N.J.
In 1861, mississippi seceded from the Union
In 1861,The Star of the West,a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements to federal troops at Fort Sumter,S.C. retreated after being fired on by a battery in the harbor.
In 1945,during World War II,American forces begun landing at Lingalen Gulf in the Philippines.
In 1957,Anthony Eden resigned as British prime minester
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 Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon,making the end of the American seies of unmanned exploration of the lunar surface.
In 1972,reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes,speaking by telephone from the bahamas to reporters in hollywood,said a purported biography of him by Clifford Irving was a fake.
In 1997,a comair commuter plane crashed 18 miles short of the Detoit Metropolitan airport,killing all 29 on board.
TEN YEARS AGO
President Clinton and Republican congressional leaders broke off budget talks.
President Clinton vetoed a Republican welfare overhaul bill
FIVE YEARS AGO
Linda Chavez withdrew her bid to be secretary of labor because of controversey over an illegal immigrant who had lived with her.
In 1793, Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard,using a hot-air ballon,flew between Philadephia and Woodbury ,N.J.
In 1861, mississippi seceded from the Union
In 1861,The Star of the West,a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements to federal troops at Fort Sumter,S.C. retreated after being fired on by a battery in the harbor.
In 1945,during World War II,American forces begun landing at Lingalen Gulf in the Philippines.
In 1957,Anthony Eden resigned as British prime minester
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 Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon,making the end of the American seies of unmanned exploration of the lunar surface.
In 1972,reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes,speaking by telephone from the bahamas to reporters in hollywood,said a purported biography of him by Clifford Irving was a fake.
In 1997,a comair commuter plane crashed 18 miles short of the Detoit Metropolitan airport,killing all 29 on board.
TEN YEARS AGO
President Clinton and Republican congressional leaders broke off budget talks.
President Clinton vetoed a Republican welfare overhaul bill
FIVE YEARS AGO
Linda Chavez withdrew her bid to be secretary of labor because of controversey over an illegal immigrant who had lived with her.
In 1861,Florida seceded from the Union
In 1863, London's Metropolitan,the world's first underground passenger railway,opened to the public
In 1920,the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of versailles went into effect.
In 1946, the first manmade contact with the moon was made as radar signals were bounced off lunar surface.
In 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London
In 1947,the musical fantasy "Finian's Rainbow" with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y.Harburg,opened on Broadway.
In 1957, Harold Macmillan became prime minister of Britain,following the resignation of Anthony Eden.
In 1971,Masterpiece premiered on PBS with host Alistair Cooke introducing a drama series, The First Churchills
In 1984,the United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relation and for the first time in more than a century.
TEN YEARS AGO
Russian troops allowed a convoy of Chechen rebels and 160 hostages to head for Chechnya,then surrounded them in the village of Pervomayskaya. (After a five-day standoff,Russian troops launched a massive military assault that resulted in the death of most of the rebels and some of the hostages.)
FIVE YEARS AGO
President-elect Bush moved Quickly in search of a new candidate for labor secretary after the abrupt withdrawal of his first choice,Linda Chavez.
Bush and his national secruity team received a top-secret Pentagon briefing on military challenges around the world
In 1863, London's Metropolitan,the world's first underground passenger railway,opened to the public
In 1920,the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of versailles went into effect.
In 1946, the first manmade contact with the moon was made as radar signals were bounced off lunar surface.
In 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London
In 1947,the musical fantasy "Finian's Rainbow" with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y.Harburg,opened on Broadway.
In 1957, Harold Macmillan became prime minister of Britain,following the resignation of Anthony Eden.
In 1971,Masterpiece premiered on PBS with host Alistair Cooke introducing a drama series, The First Churchills
In 1984,the United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relation and for the first time in more than a century.
TEN YEARS AGO
Russian troops allowed a convoy of Chechen rebels and 160 hostages to head for Chechnya,then surrounded them in the village of Pervomayskaya. (After a five-day standoff,Russian troops launched a massive military assault that resulted in the death of most of the rebels and some of the hostages.)
FIVE YEARS AGO
President-elect Bush moved Quickly in search of a new candidate for labor secretary after the abrupt withdrawal of his first choice,Linda Chavez.
Bush and his national secruity team received a top-secret Pentagon briefing on military challenges around the world
January 11
In 1861,Alabama seceded from the Union.
In 1913,the first sedan-type automobile,a Hudson,went on display at the 13th Automobile Show in New York.
In 1935,aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland,California, that made her the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
In 1942,Japan declared war against the Netherlands,the same day that Japanese forces invaded the Dutch East Indies.
In 1943,the United States and Britain signed treaties relinguishing extraterritorial rights in China.
In 1977,France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud ,a plo official behind the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
In 1995,52 people were killed when a Colombian airliner crashed as it was preparing to land near the caribbean resort of Cartagena; a nine-tear-old girl survived.
TEN YEARS AGO
Addressing pointed questions about the first lady,President Clinton offered a rousing defense of his wife,Hillary,during a news conference.
The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on a nine-day mission
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Army acknowledged that U.S. soldiers killed an -Unknown number-of South Korean refugees early in the Korean Conflict.
ONE YEAR AGO
President Bush nominated federal judge Michael Chertoff to the new homeland security chief,succeeding Tom Ridge
In 1861,Alabama seceded from the Union.
In 1913,the first sedan-type automobile,a Hudson,went on display at the 13th Automobile Show in New York.
In 1935,aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland,California, that made her the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
In 1942,Japan declared war against the Netherlands,the same day that Japanese forces invaded the Dutch East Indies.
In 1943,the United States and Britain signed treaties relinguishing extraterritorial rights in China.
In 1977,France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud ,a plo official behind the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
In 1995,52 people were killed when a Colombian airliner crashed as it was preparing to land near the caribbean resort of Cartagena; a nine-tear-old girl survived.
TEN YEARS AGO
Addressing pointed questions about the first lady,President Clinton offered a rousing defense of his wife,Hillary,during a news conference.
The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on a nine-day mission
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Army acknowledged that U.S. soldiers killed an -Unknown number-of South Korean refugees early in the Korean Conflict.
ONE YEAR AGO
President Bush nominated federal judge Michael Chertoff to the new homeland security chief,succeeding Tom Ridge
January 12
In 1915,The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
In 1932,Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1966,President Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended.
TEN YEARS AGO
Chechen fighters holding more than 100 hostages in the Russian village of Pervomayskaya freed about a dozen of their captives and pledged to release the rest if four top Russian officialc took their places
FIVE YEARS AGO
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights concluded a two-day hearing on Florida's presidential election,with members accusing Secretary of State Katherine Harris of presiding over a disaster and trying to shift blame to others.
In 1915,The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
In 1932,Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1966,President Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended.
TEN YEARS AGO
Chechen fighters holding more than 100 hostages in the Russian village of Pervomayskaya freed about a dozen of their captives and pledged to release the rest if four top Russian officialc took their places
FIVE YEARS AGO
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights concluded a two-day hearing on Florida's presidential election,with members accusing Secretary of State Katherine Harris of presiding over a disaster and trying to shift blame to others.
January 13
In 1864, composer Stephen Foster died in New York
In 1898,emile Zola's famous defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus,"J'accuse,"was published in Paris
In 1966, Robert C. Weaver became the first black cabinet member as he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Johnson.
In 1976, Sarah Caldwell became the fist woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera as she led a performance of "la Traviata'
In 1978,former Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey died in Waverly,Minn. at age 66
In 1982,an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington,D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge after takeoff and fell into the Potomac,killing 78
In 1990,L.Dougles Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond.
TEN YEARS AGO
President Clinton paid a front-line visit to American forces in Bosni,Praising the troops as "warriors for peace'
Nine Republican presidential hopefuls debated in Des Moines,Iowa,where front runner Bob Dole and flat-tax champion Steve Forbes found themselves facing repeated,bristling criticism
FIVE YEARS AGO
An Earthquake measuring magnitude 7.6 struck El Salvador;more than 840 people were killed
In 1864, composer Stephen Foster died in New York
In 1898,emile Zola's famous defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus,"J'accuse,"was published in Paris
In 1966, Robert C. Weaver became the first black cabinet member as he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Johnson.
In 1976, Sarah Caldwell became the fist woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera as she led a performance of "la Traviata'
In 1978,former Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey died in Waverly,Minn. at age 66
In 1982,an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington,D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge after takeoff and fell into the Potomac,killing 78
In 1990,L.Dougles Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond.
TEN YEARS AGO
President Clinton paid a front-line visit to American forces in Bosni,Praising the troops as "warriors for peace'
Nine Republican presidential hopefuls debated in Des Moines,Iowa,where front runner Bob Dole and flat-tax champion Steve Forbes found themselves facing repeated,bristling criticism
FIVE YEARS AGO
An Earthquake measuring magnitude 7.6 struck El Salvador;more than 840 people were killed
January 14
In 1639,the first condtitution of Connecticut---the Fundamental Orders--was adopted.
In 1858,French emperor Napoleon III escaped an attempt on his life.
In 1900, Puccini's opera "Tosca " received a mixed reception at its world premiere in Rome.
In 1914,Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly line operation by employing a chain to pull each chassis along
In 1943,President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opened a wartime conference in Cassablanca.
In 1952,NBC's Today show premiered with Dave Garroway as the host,or communicator,as he was officially known.
In 1953,Josip Broz Tito was elected president of Yugoslavia by the county's Parliament
In 1963,George C. Wallace was sworn in as govenor of Alabama with a pledge of segregation forever
In 1969,25 crew members of the U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise were killed in an explosion that ripped through the ship off Hawaii
TEN YEARS AGO
Several thousand government ,Serb and Croat troops withdrew from their front-line trenches and bunkers across central and northeastern Bosnia beating a deadline to creat buffer zones.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts ,20-16 to win the AFC championship.
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Green Bay Packers,38-27 to win the NFC championship
FIVE YEARS AGO
The matchup for Super Bowl 35 was decided-as the New York Giants shut out the Minnesota Vikings,41-0,to win the NFC championship and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Oakland Raiders 16-3,to gain the AFC titla.
In 1639,the first condtitution of Connecticut---the Fundamental Orders--was adopted.
In 1858,French emperor Napoleon III escaped an attempt on his life.
In 1900, Puccini's opera "Tosca " received a mixed reception at its world premiere in Rome.
In 1914,Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly line operation by employing a chain to pull each chassis along
In 1943,President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opened a wartime conference in Cassablanca.
In 1952,NBC's Today show premiered with Dave Garroway as the host,or communicator,as he was officially known.
In 1953,Josip Broz Tito was elected president of Yugoslavia by the county's Parliament
In 1963,George C. Wallace was sworn in as govenor of Alabama with a pledge of segregation forever
In 1969,25 crew members of the U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise were killed in an explosion that ripped through the ship off Hawaii
TEN YEARS AGO
Several thousand government ,Serb and Croat troops withdrew from their front-line trenches and bunkers across central and northeastern Bosnia beating a deadline to creat buffer zones.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts ,20-16 to win the AFC championship.
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Green Bay Packers,38-27 to win the NFC championship
FIVE YEARS AGO
The matchup for Super Bowl 35 was decided-as the New York Giants shut out the Minnesota Vikings,41-0,to win the NFC championship and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Oakland Raiders 16-3,to gain the AFC titla.
January 16
In 1883, the U.S. Civil Service Comission was established
In 1920,Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect.(It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.)
In 1964,the musical "Hello Dolly" opened on Broadway,beginning a run of 2,844 performances
In 1979,Shah Mohammmed Reza Pahlevi departed Iran for Egypt;he never returned.
In 1991,the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of kuwait.
TEN YEARS AGO
Gunman in Trabzon,Turkey, hijacked a Black Sea ferry with more than 200 pepole on board,demanding that Russian troops stop fighting in Pervomayskaya.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft opened in Washington with Senate Democrats throwing jabs at him over abortion and civil rights.
Laurent Labila,president of the Democratic Republic of Congo,was killed in a shooting at his home.
In 1883, the U.S. Civil Service Comission was established
In 1920,Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect.(It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.)
In 1964,the musical "Hello Dolly" opened on Broadway,beginning a run of 2,844 performances
In 1979,Shah Mohammmed Reza Pahlevi departed Iran for Egypt;he never returned.
In 1991,the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of kuwait.
TEN YEARS AGO
Gunman in Trabzon,Turkey, hijacked a Black Sea ferry with more than 200 pepole on board,demanding that Russian troops stop fighting in Pervomayskaya.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft opened in Washington with Senate Democrats throwing jabs at him over abortion and civil rights.
Laurent Labila,president of the Democratic Republic of Congo,was killed in a shooting at his home.
january 17
In 1893, the 19th president og the United States,Rutherford B. hayes,died in Fremont,Ohio,at age 70
In 1893,Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.
In 1945,Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II
In 1945,Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg,credited with saving tens of thousands of jews, disappeared in Hungrary while in Soviet custody
In 1961,in his farewell address,President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
In 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashed on the Spanish coast.(Three of the bombs were quickly recovered,but the fourth wasn't found until April)
In 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California,killing at least 61 people and causing 20 million worth of damage.
In 1995,more than 6000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnatude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe,Japan
TEN YEARS AGO
Russian forces unleashed a scorching barrage of rockets on Chechan rebels in Pervomayskaya.
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers were handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York area landmarks.
FIVE YEARS AGO
faced with an electric crisis,California used rolling blackouts to cut off power to hundeds of thousands of people.
Gov. Gray Davis signed an emergency order authorizing the state to buy power
In 1893, the 19th president og the United States,Rutherford B. hayes,died in Fremont,Ohio,at age 70
In 1893,Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.
In 1945,Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II
In 1945,Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg,credited with saving tens of thousands of jews, disappeared in Hungrary while in Soviet custody
In 1961,in his farewell address,President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
In 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashed on the Spanish coast.(Three of the bombs were quickly recovered,but the fourth wasn't found until April)
In 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California,killing at least 61 people and causing 20 million worth of damage.
In 1995,more than 6000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnatude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe,Japan
TEN YEARS AGO
Russian forces unleashed a scorching barrage of rockets on Chechan rebels in Pervomayskaya.
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers were handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York area landmarks.
FIVE YEARS AGO
faced with an electric crisis,California used rolling blackouts to cut off power to hundeds of thousands of people.
Gov. Gray Davis signed an emergency order authorizing the state to buy power
January 18
In 1778,English navigator Captain James Cook reached the Hawaiian Islands ,which he dubbed the "Sandwich Islands"
In 1788, the first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony
IN 1919,the World War I Peace Congress opened in Versailles,France
In 1943,during World War II, the Soviets announced they'd broken the long Nazi siege of Leningrad
In 1943, a wartime ban on the sale of presliced bread in the United States--aimed at reducing bakeries demand for metal replacements parts-went into effect.
In 1967,Albert DeSalvo,who claimed to be the "Boston Strangler" was convicted in Cambridge,Mass,of armed robbery,assult and sex offenses.(Sentenced to life ,DeSalvo was killed by a fellow inmate in 1973)
In 1990, a jury in Los Angeles acquitted former preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother,Peggy McMartin Buckey,of 52 child molestation charges
TEN YEARS AGO
Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced that 82 hostages were freed when his forces wiped out Chechen fighters in Pervomayskaya,ending a weeklong standoff;however ,he said 18 other hostages were missing.
Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson filed for divorce from Michael Jackson.
FIVE YEARS AGO
President Clinton,in a farewell from the Oval office,told the nation that "America has done well" during his presidenecy,with recordbreaking prosperity and a cleaner environment.
In 1778,English navigator Captain James Cook reached the Hawaiian Islands ,which he dubbed the "Sandwich Islands"
In 1788, the first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony
IN 1919,the World War I Peace Congress opened in Versailles,France
In 1943,during World War II, the Soviets announced they'd broken the long Nazi siege of Leningrad
In 1943, a wartime ban on the sale of presliced bread in the United States--aimed at reducing bakeries demand for metal replacements parts-went into effect.
In 1967,Albert DeSalvo,who claimed to be the "Boston Strangler" was convicted in Cambridge,Mass,of armed robbery,assult and sex offenses.(Sentenced to life ,DeSalvo was killed by a fellow inmate in 1973)
In 1990, a jury in Los Angeles acquitted former preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother,Peggy McMartin Buckey,of 52 child molestation charges
TEN YEARS AGO
Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced that 82 hostages were freed when his forces wiped out Chechen fighters in Pervomayskaya,ending a weeklong standoff;however ,he said 18 other hostages were missing.
Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson filed for divorce from Michael Jackson.
FIVE YEARS AGO
President Clinton,in a farewell from the Oval office,told the nation that "America has done well" during his presidenecy,with recordbreaking prosperity and a cleaner environment.