| 1777 |
|
General
George Washington defeats the British led by British
General Lord Charles Cornwallis, at Princeton, New
Jersey. |
| 1861 |
|
Delaware
rejects a proposal that it join the South in
seceding from the Union. |
| 1912 |
|
Plans
are announced for a new $150,000 Brooklyn stadium
for the Trolley Dodgers baseball team. |
| 1916 |
|
Three
armored Japanese cruisers are ordered to guard the
Suez Canal. |
| 1921 |
|
Italy
halts the issuing of passports to those emigrating
to the United States. |
| 1931 |
|
Hundreds
of farmers storm a small town in depression-plagued
Arkansas demanding food. |
| 1946 |
|
President
Harry S. Truman calls on Americans to spur Congress
to act on the on-going labor crisis. |
| 1961 |
|
The
United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba. |
| 1966 |
|
Cambodia
warns the United Nations of retaliation unless the
United States and South Vietnam end intrusions. Losing
Ground to the Khmer Rouge. |
| 1978 |
|
North
Vietnamese troops reportedly occupy 400 square miles
in Cambodia. North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops were
using Laos and Cambodia as staging areas for attacks
against allied forces. |
| 1985 |
|
President
Ronald Reagan condemns a rash of arson attacks on
abortion clinics. |
Born on January 3 |
| 1621 |
|
William
Tucker, believed to be first African-American born
in the New World. |
| 1793 |
|
Lucretia
Coffin Mott, women's rights advocate and founder
of the first Women's Rights Convention. |
