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Jan. 3, 2009 - Today In History

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Today in History






Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, the 3rd day of 2009. There are 362 days left in the year.







Today's Highlight in History:



On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation.




On this date:



In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.

In 1777, General George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J.

In 1868, the Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.

In 1909, Danish-American comedian Victor Borge was born in Copenhagen.

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

In 1947, congressional proceedings were televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress.

In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the US Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops.

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

In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to US forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.

In 1993, President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a historic nuclear missile-reduction treaty in Moscow.






Ten years ago:

Chicagoans dug out from their biggest snowstorm in more than 30 years.

Israeli authorities detained, and later expelled, 14 members of Concerned Christians, a Denver-based cult which Israeli officials feared was plotting violence in Jerusalem to bring about the Second Coming
of Christ.






Five years ago:

A Boeing 737 owned by Egyptian charter tour operator Flash Airlines crashed into the Red Sea, killing
all 148 people aboard, most of them French tourists.

NASA's Mars rover, Spirit, touched down on Mars.







One year ago:

After nearly 27 years in prison, Texas inmate Charles Chatman was set free by a judge because of
new DNA evidence showing he'd been wrongly convicted of ****.

Pop star Britney Spears was hospitalized after a child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline resulted in an hours-long standoff with police.

The Kansas Jayhawks won the Orange Bowl, defeating Virginia Tech 24-21.
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Today's Birthdays:




New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning turns 28 years old today.
 
 
 

George Martin Record producer 83

Robert Loggia Actor 79

Dabney Coleman Actor 77

Bobby Hull Hockey Hall of Famer 70

Van Dyke Parks Singer, producer 66

Stephen Stills Rock musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash) 64

John Paul Jones Rock musician (Led Zeppelin) 63

Victoria Principal Actress ("Dallas") 59

Mel Gibson Actor, director 53

Shannon Sturges Actress 41

James Carter Jazz saxophonist 40

Jason Marsden Actor 34

Danica McKellar Actress ("The Wonder Years") 34
 
Nicholas Gonzalez Actor ("The O.C.") 33

Kimberley Locke Singer ("American Idol") 31

Alex D. Linz Actor 20

R&B singer Lloyd turns 23 years old today.



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