Today is Saturday January 4th, the fourth day of 2025. There are 361 days left within the 12 months.
Today in History:
On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the primary feminine Speaker of the House as Democrats took management of Congress.
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In 1853, New Yorker Solomon Northup regained his freedom after being kidnapped in Washington, D.C., and compelled into slavery in 1841; he would later inform his story in his memoir, “Twelve Years a Slave.”
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his State of the Union deal with by which he outlined the targets of his “Great Society” initiative.
In 1974, President Richard Nixon refused to show over tape recordings and paperwork subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
In 1999, Europe’s new forex, the euro, received off to a superb begin on its first day of buying and selling, appreciating in opposition to the greenback in world forex markets.
In 2006, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a extreme stroke; his official powers have been transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert. (Sharon remained in a coma till her dying in January 2014.)
In 2010, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest construction on the planet, was inaugurated in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Today’s birthdays: Actor Dyan Cannon is 88 years outdated. Guitarist John McLaughlin is 83 years outdated. Writer and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 82 years outdated. Country singer Patty Loveless is 68 years outdated. Singer Michael Stipe (REM) is 65 years outdated. Actress Julia Ormond is 60 years outdated. NFL working again Derrick Henry is 31 years outdated. Singer-actor Coco Jones is 27 years outdated. NBA heart Victor Wembanyama is 21 years outdated.
