Monday, January 11th
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On Jan. 11, 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. (Go to article.)
On Jan. 11, 1842, William James, the American psychologist and exponent of pragmatism, was born. Following his death on Aug. 26, 1910, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On January 11, 1868, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about tobacco use. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
On this date in:
1757 American founding father Alexander Hamilton was born in the West Indies.
1805 The Michigan Territory was created.
1861 Alabama seceded from the Union.
1964 U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health.
1973 Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule.
1977 France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
2001 The Army acknowledged that U.S. soldiers killed an "unknown number" of South Korean refugees early in the Korean War at No Gun Ri.
2003 Calling the death penalty process "arbitrary and capricious, and therefore immoral," Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of 167 condemned inmates, clearing his state's death row two days before leaving office.
2007 English soccer star David Beckham announced a five-year deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
2008 Bank of America said it would buy Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion in stock in a deal rescuing the country's biggest mortgage lender.
2008 Former Olympic track gold medalist Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison for lying to investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs and her role in a check-fraud scam.
2008 Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to conquer Mount Everest, died at age 88.
Current Birthdays
Clarence Clemons turns 68 years old today.
AP Photo/Christof Stache Saxophonist Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band) turns 68 years old today.
80 Rod Taylor
Actor
76 Jean Chretien
Former Canadian prime minister
64 Naomi Judd
Country singer
58 Ben Crenshaw
Golfer
54 Robert Earl Keen
Rock singer
52 Vicki Peterson
Rock musician (The Bangles)
48 Kim Coles
Actress
42 Tom Dumont
Rock musician (No Doubt)
39 Tom Rowlands
Rock musician (The Chemical Brothers)
38 Amanda Peet
Actress
Historic Birthdays
William James
1/11/1842 - 8/26/1910
American philosopher/psychologist
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37 Parmigianino
1/11/1503 - 8/24/1540
Italian painter
49 Alexander Hamilton
1/11/1757 - 7/12/1804
American secretary of the treasury and founding father
67 Ezra Cornell
1/11/1807 - 12/9/1874
American university founder
85 Sir James Paget
1/11/1814 - 12/30/1899
English surgeon/physiologist
82 Thomas Dixon
1/11/1864 - 4/3/1946
American dramatist/legislator
72 Alice H. Rice
1/11/1870 - 2/10/1942
American novelist
92 Alice Paul
1/11/1885 - 7/9/1977
American Women's Rights activist
78 Laurens Hammond
1/11/1895 - 7/1/1973
American inventor/businessman
92 Eva Le Gallienne
1/11/1899 - 6/3/1991
English/Am. actress/producer
85 Alan Paton
1/11/1903 - 4/12/1988
South African writer
75 Pierre Mendes-France
1/11/1907 - 10/18/1982
French Premier
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