WillDekkard
01-14-2011, 04:47 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on
This Date in History - January 14th
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* 1129 Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
* 1301 Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
* 1343 Arnot of Pardubice became the last bishop of Prague.
* 1514 Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery.
* 1539 Spain annexes Cuba.
* 1639 The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
* 1724 King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
* 1761 The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.
* 1784 American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
* 1814 Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
* 1822 Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.
* 1858 Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.
* 1907 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
* 1911 Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
* 1933 The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine's England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.
* 1938 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
* 1943 World War II: Operation Ke, the successful Japanese operation to evacuate their forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign, begins.
* 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
* 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.
* 1950 The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
* 1952 NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
* 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
* 1954 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
* 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Between 20,000 to 30,000 people attend.
* 1969 An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) near Hawaii kills 27 people.
* 1972 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.
* 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
* 1975 Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther".
* 1998 Researchers in Dallas, Texas present findings about an enzyme that slows aging and cell death (apoptosis).
* 1998 An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.
* 1999 Toronto, Ontario 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.
* 2000 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.
* 2004 The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
* 2005 Landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn's moon Titan.
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Aloha from Hawaii
http://www.satfix.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8032&d=1294980413
1973 - Elvis Presley Live !
This Date in History - January 14th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 1129 Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
* 1301 Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
* 1343 Arnot of Pardubice became the last bishop of Prague.
* 1514 Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery.
* 1539 Spain annexes Cuba.
* 1639 The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
* 1724 King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
* 1761 The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.
* 1784 American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
* 1814 Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
* 1822 Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.
* 1858 Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.
* 1907 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
* 1911 Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
* 1933 The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine's England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.
* 1938 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
* 1943 World War II: Operation Ke, the successful Japanese operation to evacuate their forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign, begins.
* 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
* 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.
* 1950 The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
* 1952 NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
* 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
* 1954 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
* 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Between 20,000 to 30,000 people attend.
* 1969 An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) near Hawaii kills 27 people.
* 1972 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.
* 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
* 1975 Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther".
* 1998 Researchers in Dallas, Texas present findings about an enzyme that slows aging and cell death (apoptosis).
* 1998 An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.
* 1999 Toronto, Ontario 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.
* 2000 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.
* 2004 The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
* 2005 Landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn's moon Titan.
end of c/p
Aloha from Hawaii
http://www.satfix.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=8032&d=1294980413
1973 - Elvis Presley Live !