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| January 16th |
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| About January 16th is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 349 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (350 in leap years). It is National Religious Freedom Day in the United States. Births 1821 - John C. Breckinridge, 14th U.S. Vice President 1834 - Robert R. Hitt, U.S. Congressman 1878 - Harry Carey, silent film actor 1894 - Guy Chamberlin, Hall of Fame defensive end, offensive end, coach 1974 - Kate Moss, model Deaths 1887 - William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general 1979 - Ted Cassidy, actor, voice actor, Lurch from The Addams Family 2009 - Andrew Wyeth, painter ("Painter of the People") Events 1919 - The United States ratifies the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the U.S. 1 year later. 1953 - Chevrolet introduces the Corvette at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. 1970 - Curt Flood sues Major League Baseball arguing that being traded violates antitrust laws and the 13th Amendment. 1972 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI held at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. 1973 - After 14 seasons, the last episode of the western series Bonanza is aired. 1976 - The music variety show Donny and Marie premieres featuring the teenage siblings. 1991 - Around the clock offensives on Iraqi troops and targets began during Operation Desert Storm. 2001 - President Bill Clinton awards Theodore Roosevelt the Medal of Honor posthumously for his service in the Spanish-American War. 2006 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's President becoming Africa's first female elected head of state. |
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