January 4
Today in America's Present Past
1789 | Founder Thomas Nelson died.
1821 | The first canonized American Saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton died.
1847 | Entrepreneur Samuel Colt sold the first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
1877 | Entrepreneur Cornelius Vanderbilt died.
1883 | Author Max Eastman was born.
1887 | Thomas Stevens completed a round-world bicycle adventure.
1893 | POTUS: Republican President Harrison granted amnesty to Mormon polygamy.
1896 | Statehood: Utah joined the Union.
1926 | Irving Berlin wed Ellin Mackay.
1936 | Billboard magazine published the first music hit parade.
1943 | Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was born.
1951 | Korean War: China recaptured Seoul.
1960 | Entertainer Michael Stipe was born.
1965 | Poet T.S. Elliot died.
1965 | POTUS: Democrat President Johnson delivered his “Great Society” address.
1975 | Republican President Ford established a commission on the CIA’s domestic operations.
1997 | Entrepreneur Harry Helmsley died.
1989 | War on Terror: U.S. F-14s shot down two Libyan jet fighters.
2004 | Author John Toland died.
2007 | Congress: The first female U.S. Speaker of the House was elected.