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| January 28th |
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| About January 28th is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 337 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (338 in leap years). Births 1600 - Pope Clement IX, (Pope from 1667 to 1669) 1919 - Gabby Gabreski, WWII top American fighter ace 1947 - Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator (New Hampshire) 1954 - Rick Warren, evangelical Christian minister, author 1955 - Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France 1968 - Sarah McLachlan, singer, musician 1977 - Joey Fatone, singer, actor ('N Sync) 1980 - Nick Carter, singer, actor (Backstreet Boys) 1981 - Elijah Wood, actor (Sin City, Bobby) 1988 - Henry Mortensenm, actor, musician, artist Deaths 1991 - Red Grange, Hall of Fame running back 2004 - Elroy Hirsch, Hall of Fame running back, receiver 2007 - Robert Drinan, former U.S. Congressman (Massachusetts) Events 1878 - The first commercial telephone exchange is installed in New Haven, Connecticut, serving 21 subscribers with 8 lines. 1915 - The United States Coast Guard is created by the U.S. Congress. 1916 - Louis D. Brandeis becomes the U.S. Supreme Court's first Jewish member after being appointed by Woodrow Wilson. 1935 - Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize abortion. 1956 - Elvis Presley makes his first-ever television appearance on the musical-variety program Stage Show. 1958 - The Lego company patents the design of the modern Lego brick. 1965 - The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament. 1986 - The Space Shuttle Challenger begins to disintegrate 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven crew members. President Reagan postpones the State of the Union Address and gives a national address on the disaster from the Oval Office of the White House. 1990 - The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Denver Broncos 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV to capture their fourth championship. 1995 - The hit single "We Are the World" is recorded to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. 1996 - The Dallas Cowboys win their 5th championship with a 27-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. 2001 - The Baltimore Ravens defeat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV by a final score of 34-7. |
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