January 8th In History

Historical Event for January 8th...

1324 Explorer Marco Polo Dies at 69
1642 - Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy
1815 - Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812); the war had ended on 24th December 1814 but none of the combatants knew
1835 The United States National Debt is "0" for the first and only time.
1877 - Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).
1918 - Pres Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after the Great War
1925 - 1st all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas (Texas... is this right? Wow, and the battle still goes on)
1937 - -50°F (-45.6°C), San Jacinto, Nevada (state record)
1945 - "Youth for Christ" organizes
1954 - Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1957 - In an article appearing in "LOOK" magazine, Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from baseball.
1958 - Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana
1962 - Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, 1st pro appearance, he came in 50th
1966 -Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks
1968 - Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on US network TV

1968 - MUSIC CHART TOPPERS: 1968
Hello Goodbye - The Beatles
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
For Loving You - Bill Anderson & Jan Dwight.

1974 - Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London
1986 - Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year
1987 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over the 2000 mark for the first time ever.
1992 - George Bush gets ill & vomits on Japanese prime minister's lap
2008 - New Jersey officially apologizes for slavery, becoming the first Northern state to do so.
2011 - Attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona at a Safeway grocery store kills 6 and wounds 13, including Giffords
2013 -U.S. scientists claim 2012 weather as the hottest year ever recorded

2013 - McCarthy Designs releases "Sunrise In Joshua Tree National Park"