On this day, Jan. 19 … 1937: Millionaire Howard Hughes sets a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. Also on this day: 1807: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Va. 1809: Author, poet and critic Edgar […]
This Day in History
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 18
On this day, Jan. 18 … 1993: A holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. is observed in all 50 states for the first time. Also on this day: 1778: English navigator Captain James Cook reaches the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he names the “Sandwich Islands.” 1904: Actor Cary Grant is born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England. 1911: […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 17
On this day, Jan. 17 … 1922: Betty White, star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Golden Girls,” and “Hot in Cleveland,” is born in Oak Park, Ill. Also on this day: 1806: Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, Martha, gives birth to James Madison Randolph, the first child born in the White House. 1917: Denmark cedes […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 15
The Packers’ Klijah Pitts (22) goes over right tackle to the Chiefs’ five-yard line, a six-yard gain, before being brought down by Kansas City’s Johnny Robinson in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl game in Los Angeles Jan. 15, 1967. Three plays later Pitts went over for the touchdown as the Packers beat the […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 12
On this day, Jan. 12 … 1959: Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit. Also on this day: 1828: The United States and Mexico sign a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 11
On this day, Jan. 11 … 1989: Nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bids the nation farewell in a primetime address, saying of his eight years in office: “We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world.” Also on this day: 1861: Alabama becomes the fourth state to withdraw from […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 10
Treaty of Versailles, 1919 in France. (AP Photo) On this day, Jan. 10 … 1920: The League of Nations takes effect, established as the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I. Also on this day: 1776: Thomas Paine anonymously publishes his influential pamphlet, “Common Sense,” which argues for American independence from British rule. 1870: John […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 9
On this day, Jan. 9 … 2009: The Illinois House votes 114-1 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of soliciting bribes for political appointments, including Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat after Obama was elected president. (The Illinois Senate would unanimously vote to remove Blagojevich from office 20 days later.) Also on this […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 8
On this day, Jan. 8 … 1935: Elvis Presley is born in Tupelo, Miss. Also on this day: 1815: The last major engagement of the War of 1812 comes to an end as U.S. forces defeat the British in the Battle of New Orleans, not having gotten word of the signing of a peace treaty. […]
[LLODO] This Day in History: Jan. 6
On this day, Jan. 6 … 1994: Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. (Four men, including the ex-husband of Kerrigan’s rival, Tonya Harding, would go to prison for their roles in the attack. Harding would plead guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution, but deny any […]