| 1864 |
|
Confederate
President Jefferson Davis writes to General Joseph E.
Johnson, observing that troops may need to be sent to
Alabama or Mississippi. The
importance of railroads. |
| 1911 |
|
The
USS Arkansas, the largest U.S. battleship, is
launched from the yards of the New York Shipbuilding
Company. |
| 1942 |
|
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt orders all aliens in the U.S. to
register with the government. |
| 1943 |
|
Franklin
Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Charles DeGaulle meet
at Casablanca to discuss the direction of the war. |
| 1969 |
|
A
blast on the U.S. carrier Enterprise in the
Pacific results in 24 dead and 85 injured. The
fabled Enterprise. |
| 1980 |
|
The
United Nations votes 104-18 to deplore the Soviet
aggression in Afghanistan. |
Born on January 14 |
| 1730 |
|
William
Whipple, signatory of Declaration of Independence. |
| 1741 |
|
Benedict
Arnold, American colonial General turned traitor. John
Andre Westminister's unknown poet had a lot to do with
Benedict Arnold. |
| 1919 |
|
Andy
Rooney, American humorist, author and television
personality. |
| 1940 |
|
Julian
Bond, civil rights leader and Georgia state senator. |
