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| January 26th |
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| About January 26th is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (340 in leap years). Births 1880 - Douglas MacArthur, General of the U.S. Army 1918 - Philip José Farmer, author (Riverworld) 1925 - Paul Newman, actor, director, humanitarian (The Color of Money) 1935 - Henry Jordan, Hall of Fame defensive tackle 1935 - Bob Uecker, professional baseball player, actor 1946 - Gene Siskel, film critic (Siskel & Ebert at the Movies) 1950 - Jack Youngblood, Hall of Fame defensive end 1958 - Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, actress (The Ellen DeGeneres Show) 1961 - Wayne Gretzky, Hall of Fame hockey player 1977 - Vince Carter, professional basketball player 1989 - Emily Hughes, Olympic figure skater Deaths 1893 - Abner Doubleday, credited with inventing baseball 1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, 41st U.S. Vice President 1983 - Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach 1996 - Dave Schultz, Gold Medalist wrestler 2008 - Christian Brando, actor, plead guilty of manslaughter Events 1837 - Michigan is admitted to the union, becoming the nation's 26th state. 1838 - Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States. 1861 - Louisiana secedes from the Union. 1950 - India proclaims itself a republic. 1979 - The Dukes of Hazzard debuts on CBS television. 1986 - The Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots 46-10 to take home the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl II. 1988 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera opens on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. 1992 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills by a final score of 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI, capturing their 3rd championship. 1997 - The Green Bay Packers take home their third Super Bowl victory with a 35-21 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. 1998 - President Bill Clinton utters the words "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" in regards to the Lewinsky scandal. 2001 - A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat, India causing more than 20,000 deaths. 2003 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers win their first Super Bowl with a 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. 2004 - The new constitution of Afghanistan is signed by President Hamid Karzai. 2005 - Condoleezza Rice becomes the first African-American woman secretary of state after being appointed by President George W. Bush. 2005 - Two trains derailed leaving 11 dead and 200 injured in Glendale, California. 2009 - The Octomom gives birth to her octuplets. |
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