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JANUARY 17

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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

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JANUARY 16

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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

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JANUARY 15

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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

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JANUARY 14

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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

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JANUARY 13

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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

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JANUARY 12

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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

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JANUARY 11

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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.

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JANUARY 9

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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

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January 8

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JANUARY 8 — 1815 Jackson gets victory at New Orleans; 1992 Bush regurgitates on Japanese PM; 1877 Crazy Horse fights last battle; SPORTS: 1962 Jack Niklaus plays 1st pro tournament, 1993 Jordon scores 20,000th point JANUARY 81815 – Old Hickory

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JANUARY 8

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JANUARY 8 –1786 Happy Birthday Nicholas Biddle: Andrew Jackson’s banking enemy; 11949 Happy Birthday executive consultant legend Jay Abraham; 1877 Crazy Horse fights last battle;2017 La La Land takes home seven Golden Globe awards JANUARY 8 1786 – Happy birthday

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