January 9

Today's Events

  • 1788
    Conneticut becomes 5th state
  • 1793
    Jean Pierre Blanchard makes 1st balloon flight in North America
  • 1799
    1st income tax imposed in England
  • 1839
    Daguerrotype process announced at French Academy of Science
  • 1839
    Thomas Henderson measures 1st stellar parallax Alpha Centauri
  • 1843
    Caroline Herschel "1st lady of astronomy " dies at 98 in Germany
  • 1847
    1st SF paper 'California Star' published
  • 1848
    1st commercial bank in SF established
  • 1854
    Astor Library opened in NY
  • 1861
    Mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede from US
  • 1903
    AL Baltimore baseball team bought to move to NY for $18 000
  • 1912
    US marines invade Honduras
  • 1915
    Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated
  • 1936
    Semi-automatic rifles adopted by US army
  • 1945
    As vowed MacArthur returned to Philippines
  • 1976
    Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot
  • 1978
    Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established
  • 1982
    5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; 1st since 1855
  • 1987
    New Nicaraguan constitution takes effect
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