Month: January 2026

JANUARY 19 — 1977 Ford pardons Tokyo Rose; INVENTION/PATENT: 1883 Edison 1st electric lighting system employing overhead wires, 2010 Big Jake becomes world’s tallest horse; 1929 Eastland, TX horney toad Ol’ Rip  passes away JANUARY 19 1977 – Ford pardons

JANUARY 18 — 1805 Happy birthday Madison Hemmings, son of Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings; )2010 Johnny Collinson becomes youngest to scale 7 Summits; 2014 Chris and Marty Fagan become fastest married couple to reach South Pole;  1803

JANUARY 17 — 1781 Battle of Cowpens; 1706 Happy Birthday Benjamin Franklin; 1961 Ike warns America about Military Industrial Complex JANUARY 17 1781 – Battle of Cowpens. Daniel Morgan v Banister Tarleton. The result: American victory. A month prior to

JANUARY 16 — 1920 18th Amendment bans booze; 1868 William Davis patents refrigerator boxcar; 1847 Fremont appointed governor of California; 1972 Dallas beats Miami in Super Bowl VI; 2013 Jumpy the Skateboarding Dog races for a world record JANUARY 16

JANUARY 15 — 1870 First appearance of Democratic Donkey; 1919 Molasses floods Boston; 1973 Nixon announces suspension of military action in N. Vietnam; SUPER BOWL: 1978 Cowboys beat Broncos, 1967 Packers beat Chiefts JANUARY 15 1870 – 1st appearance of

JANUARY 14 — 1968 Wallace gives Segregation Forever Speech in Alabama Governor Inaugural; 1875 Specie Resumption Act turns paper money into gold; Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox go on display in Bemidjii, MN; Dion Lewis runs, catches and

JANUARY 13 — 1814 Lafitte’s pirates continue fighting in the Battle of New Orleans;2017 U.S. and China universities team up to rank most popular emoji1902European blockade begins in Venezuelan Crisis. JANUARY 13 1814 – Lafitte’s pirates continue his fight in

joseph January 12, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments JANUARY 12 — 1942 FDR brings back National War Labor Hoard; 1880 RIP almost First Lady Ellen Arthur;  2017 L.A. Rams Coach McVay becomes youngest NFL head coach ever ARY 12 — 1942

JANUARY 11 — 1757 Happy Birthday Alexander hamilton;  SPORTS: 1984 Nuggets beat Spurs 163-155 (highest non-OT scoring game), 1970 KC Chiefs beat Vikings in Super Bowl,1987 John Elway executes The Drive JANUARY 11 11 1755/57 – Happy Birthday Alexander Hamilton.

JANUARY 9 — 1913 Happy Birthday Richard Nixon; 1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense January 9 1913 — Happy birthday Richard Tricky Dick Nixon! The only U.S. president from California, Richard was born in Yorba Linda in the OC down