Today is Thursday, January 8, 2026

The History of Today

1790 - In the United States, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address.

1918 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points as the basis for peace upon the end of World War I.

1957 - Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball in an article that appeared in LOOK magazine.

1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty."

1973 - A trial opened in Washington of seven men accused of bugging Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, DC.

1992 - U.S. President George Bush collapsed during a state dinner in Tokyo. White House officials said Bush was suffering from stomach flu.

1997 - Mister Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.




Daily Quote

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
- Niels Bohr




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