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| January 21st |
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| About January 21st is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 344 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (345 in leap years). Births 1924 - Benny Hill, comedian, actor, singer (The Benny Hill Show) 1925 - George Connor, Hall of Fame offensive tackle, linebacker 1940 - Jack Nicklaus, professional golfer 1941 - Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor, conductor 1950 - Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1951 - Eric Holder, Attorney General 1956 - Geena Davis, actress, writer, model (Thelma and Louise) 1963 - Hakeem Olajuwon, professional basketball player 1976 - Emma Bunton, singer, dancer, actress (Baby Spice) Deaths 1809 - Josiah Hornblower, statesman, engineer 1987 - Charles Goodell, Senator (New York) 2002 - Peggy Lee, jazz singer, songwriter, actress 2005 - John L. Hess, journalist for The New York Times Events 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy: Or, the Triumph of Nature. Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts. 1861 - The future president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, resigns as Senator from Mississippi. 1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut. 1968 - A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptured. Only 3 of the 4 nuclear bombs are recovered. 1977 - Vietnam War draft evaders are pardoned by President Jimmy Carter. 1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII. 1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first player since 1963 to be disqualified from a Grand Slam tournament for misconduct after repeatedly cursing at officials. 1994 - Lorena Bobbitt is acquitted by a jury by reason of temporary insanity in the malicious wounding of her husband. 1997 - The House of Representatives vote 395 to 28 to reprimand House Speaker Newt Gingrich for ethics violations. |
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