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Historical Events
on January 19th
- Lead Story
- Edgar Allan Poe is born,1809
- American Revolution
- John Wilkes expelled from Parliament,1764
- Automotive
- First McDonald's drive-through opens in Beijing,2007
- Civil War
- Robert E. Lee born,1807
- Georgia secedes,1861
- Battle of Logan's Crossroads,1862
- Cold War
- Communist China recognizes North Vietnam,1950
- Crime
- Man charged in California cyberstalking case,1999
- Disaster
- Fog leads to deadly collision in North Sea,1883
- General Interest
- Wilkes claims portion of Antarctica for U.S.,1840
- Indira Gandhi becomes Indian prime minister,1966
- Butcher of Lyons arrested in Bolivia,1983
- Hollywood
- Production begins on Toy Story,1993
- Literary
- Patricia Highsmith is born,1921
- Music
- Fleetwood Mac reunite to play "Don't Stop" at Bill Clinton's first Inaugural gala,1993
- Old West
- Mexican rebels kill Charles Bent,1847
- Presidential
- Ford pardons Tokyo Rose,1977
- Sports
- Notre Dame beats UCLA to end 88-game winning streak,1974
- Vietnam War
- Eisenhower cautions successor about Laos,1961
- Operation McLain is launched,1968
- World War I
- First air raid on Britain,1915
- World War II
- British attack Italians in Africa,1941
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