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| About January 7th is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (359 in leap years). Births 1800 - Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. President 1956 - David Caruso, actor, producer (CSI: Miami) 1957 - Katie Couric, journalist, news anchor (Today, CBS Evening News) 1961 - John Thune, U.S. Senator (South Dakota) 1963 - Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (Kentucky) 1964 - Nicolas Cage, actor, director, producer Deaths 1990 - Bronko Nagurski, Hall of Fame fullback, offensive tackle, defensive tackle Events 1782 - The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia. 1785 - Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries become the first to travel across the English Channel in a gas balloon. 1789 - America holds their first presidential election and George Washington becomes elected President. 1927 - The Harlem Globetrotters play their first game in Hinckley, Illinois. 1959 - The new Cuban government of Fidel Castro is recognized by the United States. 1980 - President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation loaning $1.5 billion to the Chrysler Corporation. 1999 - The impeachment of President Bill Clinton begins. |
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