January 2

Today's Events

  • 1776
    1st revolutionary flag displayed
  • 1788
    Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution
  • 1893
    World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago
  • 1917
    Royal Bank of Canada took over Quebec Bank
  • 1921
    D eYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens
  • 1933
    Bruins beat Rangers in NY 13-3
  • 1935
    Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for kidnap-murder of Charles
  • 1936
    1st electron tube described St Louis Mo
  • 1942
    28 nations at war with Axis pledge no separate peace
  • 1942
    Japanese occupied Manila
  • 1955
    President Jose Antonio Remon of Panama assassinated
  • 1957
    SF & Los Angeles stock exchanges merge
  • 1959
    USSR launches Mechta 1st lunar probe & artificial in solar orbit
  • 1968
    Dr Christian Barnard performs 1st successful heart transplant
  • 1972
    Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars
  • 1979
    30th Islander shut-out opponent - Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver
  • 1982
    Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins
  • 1983
    Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes
  • 1985
    90th hat trick in Islander history - Brent Sutter
  • 1986
    191.66 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange
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