This Day In History
January 26
Pinzon discovers Brazil Engagement at Burke County Jail Australia Day First Australian penal colony established Tennessee passes nation's first prohibition law Joseph Hooker takes over the Army of the Potomac Pinkertons maim Frank and Jesse James' mother Ukraine declares its independence Sam Goldwyn buys rights to The Wizard of Oz So-called Mad Butcher terrorizes Cleveland Franco captures Barcelona Audie Murphy wounded Soviets liberate Auschwitz Republic of India born Kennedy appoints first female presidential physician "The Twist" ends record-setting run POW spends 2,000th day in captivity North Vietnam rejects U.S. peace proposal Cyclone Wanda causes flooding in Australia "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres U.S. Olympic Committee votes against Moscow games Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX Bush appoints Rice as secretary of state Oprah Winfrey takes James Frey to task for lying
Pinzon discovers Brazil Engagement at Burke County Jail Australia Day First Australian penal colony established Tennessee passes nation's first prohibition law Joseph Hooker takes over the Army of the Potomac Pinkertons maim Frank and Jesse James' mother Ukraine declares its independence Sam Goldwyn buys rights to The Wizard of Oz So-called Mad Butcher terrorizes Cleveland Franco captures Barcelona Audie Murphy wounded Soviets liberate Auschwitz Republic of India born Kennedy appoints first female presidential physician "The Twist" ends record-setting run POW spends 2,000th day in captivity North Vietnam rejects U.S. peace proposal Cyclone Wanda causes flooding in Australia "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres U.S. Olympic Committee votes against Moscow games Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX Bush appoints Rice as secretary of state Oprah Winfrey takes James Frey to task for lying
