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14 Jan 1236
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English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence
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14 Jan 1301
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Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. |
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14 Jan 1343
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Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last bishop of Prague and, subsequently, the first Archbishop of Prague. |
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14 Jan 1526
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Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
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14 Jan 1526
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Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders
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14 Jan 1526
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Charles V & Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid; Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy & Flanders
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14 Jan 1539
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Spain annexes Cuba. |
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14 Jan 1601
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Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome
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14 Jan 1639
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Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"
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14 Jan 1639
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The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut. |
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14 Jan 1639
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1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
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14 Jan 1641
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United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed
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14 Jan 1659
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Battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish
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14 Jan 1690
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Clarinet is invented, in N
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14 Jan 1699
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Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches"
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14 Jan 1717
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German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
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14 Jan 1724
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King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne. |
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14 Jan 1724
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Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
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14 Jan 1739
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England & Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo
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14 Jan 1746
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Bonnie Prince Charlie's army leaves Glasgow
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14 Jan 1761
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The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas. |
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14 Jan 1783
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Congress ratifies peace treaty between US & England
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14 Jan 1784
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American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. |
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14 Jan 1784
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Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris
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14 Jan 1785
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Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10)
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14 Jan 1794
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Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom VA, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife
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14 Jan 1799
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King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies
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14 Jan 1799
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Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets
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14 Jan 1813
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Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY)
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14 Jan 1814
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Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania. |
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14 Jan 1814
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King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel
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14 Jan 1822
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Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrios Ypsilantis. |
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14 Jan 1847
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Conspiracy in New Mexico against US
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14 Jan 1858
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Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt. |
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14 Jan 1858
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French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed
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14 Jan 1861
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Ft Pikens, Florida falls into state hands
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14 Jan 1863
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Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana
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14 Jan 1864
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Battle of Cosby Creek, Tennessee
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14 Jan 1864
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General Sherman begins his march to the South
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14 Jan 1868
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South Carolina constitutional convention, meets with a black majority
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14 Jan 1868
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North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
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14 Jan 1873
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"Celluloid" registered as a trademark
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14 Jan 1873
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P B S Pinchback elected to Senate
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14 Jan 1873
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"Celluloid" registered as a trademark
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14 Jan 1874
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I D Shadd elected Speaker of the lower house of the Mississippi legislature
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14 Jan 1878
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US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional
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14 Jan 1897
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6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed
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14 Jan 1898
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Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)
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14 Jan 1900
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Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" premieres in Rome
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14 Jan 1905
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Hubbell, Shubert & Smith's musical "Fontana" premieres in New York City NY
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14 Jan 1907
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An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000. |
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14 Jan 1908
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Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut vs England Adelaide (116)
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14 Jan 1909
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14 Jan 1911
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Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. |
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14 Jan 1912
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Raymond Poincar
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14 Jan 1914
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Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords
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14 Jan 1916
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Dutch South Sea dike cracks
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14 Jan 1918
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Finland and the USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar
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14 Jan 1919
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John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, & Judge McQuade buy New York Giants
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14 Jan 1924
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Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy
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14 Jan 1925
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Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck" premieres in Berlin
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14 Jan 1927
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Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs New York Rangers
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14 Jan 1929
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Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
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14 Jan 1932
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Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race
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14 Jan 1932
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1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah
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14 Jan 1933
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The controversial "Bodyline" cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine's England peak when Australian captain Bill Woodfull is hit over the heart. |
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14 Jan 1935
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Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into use
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14 Jan 1936
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L M (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America
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14 Jan 1938
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Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. |
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14 Jan 1938
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National Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY)
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14 Jan 1939
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All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends
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14 Jan 1940
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NFL Pro Bowl Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7
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14 Jan 1940
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Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers
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14 Jan 1942
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Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo
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14 Jan 1943
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Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game
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14 Jan 1943
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World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel by airplane while in office when he travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill. |
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14 Jan 1943
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World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. |
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14 Jan 1943
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World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign. |
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14 Jan 1943
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Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw
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14 Jan 1943
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FDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WWII
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14 Jan 1943
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Alex Smart (Montr
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14 Jan 1944
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Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow
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14 Jan 1946
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2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed
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14 Jan 1949
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Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die
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14 Jan 1950
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"As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 420 performances
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14 Jan 1950
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The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. |
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14 Jan 1950
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"As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 420 performances
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14 Jan 1950
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US recalls all consular officials from China
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14 Jan 1951
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NFL Pro Bowl 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27
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14 Jan 1952
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"Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV
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14 Jan 1952
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Rationing of coffee in the Netherlands ends
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14 Jan 1952
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Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26
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14 Jan 1952
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NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway. |
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14 Jan 1953
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Josip Broz Tito is inaugurated as the first President of Yugoslavia. |
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14 Jan 1953
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WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
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14 Jan 1953
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Vaughan William's "Sinfonia Antartica" premieres in Manchester
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14 Jan 1953
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Yugoslavia elects its 1st president (Marshal Tito)
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14 Jan 1954
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New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
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14 Jan 1954
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The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. |
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14 Jan 1954
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Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend" premieres in London
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14 Jan 1954
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Marilyn Monroe marries baseball star, New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio
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14 Jan 1955
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Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia
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14 Jan 1956
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Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti"
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14 Jan 1956
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Jordan government refuses to join Pact of Baghdad
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14 Jan 1956
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Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti"
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14 Jan 1957
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Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. |
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14 Jan 1960
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The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established. |
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14 Jan 1960
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US Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant
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14 Jan 1960
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Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded
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14 Jan 1961
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Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join the AFL
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14 Jan 1962
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NFL Pro Bowl West beats East 31-30
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14 Jan 1963
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George C Wallace sworn in as Governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!"
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14 Jan 1964
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Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row
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14 Jan 1964
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14th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 111-107 at Boston
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14 Jan 1964
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Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination
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14 Jan 1966
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David Bowie releases his 1st record (Can't Help Thinking About Me)
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14 Jan 1967
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Sonny and Cher release "Beat Goes On"
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14 Jan 1967
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Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. |
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14 Jan 1967
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Earthquake in Sicily kills 231
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14 Jan 1967
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Sonny & Cher release "The Beat Goes On"
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14 Jan 1967
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New York Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments
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14 Jan 1967
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20,000 attend the Human Be-In, San Francisco
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14 Jan 1968
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Soyuz 4 launched
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14 Jan 1968
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Super Bowl II Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami; Super Bowl MVP Bart Starr, Green Bay, Quarterback
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14 Jan 1969
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An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people. |
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14 Jan 1969
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Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later
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14 Jan 1969
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25 members of US aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers
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14 Jan 1971
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John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs
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14 Jan 1972
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"Sanford & Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV
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14 Jan 1972
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513. |
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14 Jan 1972
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WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
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14 Jan 1973
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Super Bowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
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14 Jan 1973
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Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in LA
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14 Jan 1973
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Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. |
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14 Jan 1973
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Super Bowl VII Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in Los Angeles; Super Bowl MVP Jake Scott, Miami, Safety
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14 Jan 1973
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Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minutes on BBC TV
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14 Jan 1973
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Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted for drugs in California
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14 Jan 1974
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World Football League founded
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14 Jan 1975
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Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther". |
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14 Jan 1975
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USSR breaks trade agreement with US
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14 Jan 1975
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Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 meters
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14 Jan 1976
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"Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC)
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14 Jan 1976
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Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
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14 Jan 1978
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Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, San Francisco)
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14 Jan 1979
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President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
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14 Jan 1980
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"Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi opens
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14 Jan 1980
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"Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akroyd & John Belushi opens
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14 Jan 1980
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Shakuntala Devi, mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 seconds
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14 Jan 1981
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FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish
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14 Jan 1984
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Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand
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14 Jan 1985
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British pound (
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14 Jan 1985
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Martina Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors & Evert)
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14 Jan 1985
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16 indicted by US for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees
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14 Jan 1986
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Constitution of Guatemala takes effect
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14 Jan 1986
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Vinicio Cerezo becomes only the 2nd freely elected President of Guatemala since the CIA-sponsored coup in 1954
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14 Jan 1987
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Catfish Hunter & Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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14 Jan 1989
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"Romance / Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 297 performances
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14 Jan 1989
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Former Belgian premier Paul Vanden Boeynants kidnapped
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14 Jan 1989
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1,000 muslims burn Rushdies' "Satanic Verses" in Bradford England
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14 Jan 1989
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"Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City NY after 297 performances
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14 Jan 1989
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29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris
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14 Jan 1990
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"Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV
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14 Jan 1990
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11th ACE Cable Awards
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14 Jan 1990
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"Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV
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14 Jan 1990
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Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in the Gulf
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14 Jan 1991
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"Barbara DeAngelis Show" premieres on CBS-TV
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14 Jan 1991
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Tyne Daly arrested for drunk driving in Van Nuys, California
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14 Jan 1991
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Valentin Pavlov become new Premier of the USSR
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14 Jan 1991
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Jorge Serrano El
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14 Jan 1993
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"Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 54 performances
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14 Jan 1993
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Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die
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14 Jan 1993
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David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS
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14 Jan 1993
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"Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City NY for 54 performances
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14 Jan 1994
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Russian manned space craft TM-17, lands
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14 Jan 1994
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Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from Lorenzo Lamas
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14 Jan 1994
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Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61 meters)
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14 Jan 1995
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16th ACE Cable Awards HBO wins 23 awards
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14 Jan 1995
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10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo
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14 Jan 1996
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"Holiday" closes at Circle in the Square Theater NYC after 49 performances
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14 Jan 1996
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"Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 97 performances
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14 Jan 1996
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Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions
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14 Jan 1996
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"Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City NY after 97 performances
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14 Jan 1996
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"Holiday" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City NY after 49 performances
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14 Jan 1998
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100th episode of "Ellen, " airs
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14 Jan 1998
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100th episode of "Ellen" airs
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14 Jan 1998
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Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge
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14 Jan 1999
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Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city. |
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14 Jan 2000
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A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village. |
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14 Jan 2004
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The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years. |
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14 Jan 2005
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The Huygens probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan. |
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14 Jan 2010
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Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. |
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14 Jan 2011
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Former president of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees his country to Saudi Arabia after a series of street demonstrations against his regime and corrupt policies, asking for freedom, rights and democracy, considered as the anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution and the birth of the Arab Spring. |
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