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01-12-2014, 09:00 PM
jseal
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January 12th
1893
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Birthday of
Hermann Göring
, Nazi official.
1915
~
The U.S. House of Representatives defeated
a proposal to give women the right to vote.
1969
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On a day that will be long remembered in infamy, Joe Namath and
the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III
, and became the first team from the American Football League to win American Football's championship.
1976
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Death of Agatha Christie, Mystery Writer.
1991
~
U.S. Congress authorized the use of military force
to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
1990
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Birthday of Sergey Karjakin, Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.
1992
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In the film ”2001: A Space Odyssey”, the computer
HAL 9000
was activated on this date.
2003
~
Death of
Maurice Gibb
, Bee Gee.
2003
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Death of Leopoldo Galtieri, Dictator of Argentina.
2006
~
A stampede broke out during the
Hajj pilgrimage
in Saudi Arabia, killing 363 people.
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