Today in History.....

[gorgik9]

What's Suomi? It's where people do this, right?

Nooooooooooo....

In Suomi, they don't do Sumo, they do Sauna.
But the body size use to be just about the same

 

[weydowner]

Good reply there.

Erittäin hyvää uutta vuotta kaikille.

 

[ihno]

Erittäin hyvää uutta vuotta kaikille.

Have a good 2014 too.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 5th January

In 1932 Italian novelist Umberto Eco, author of the novel 'The Name of the Rose', is born.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 6th January

In 1955 Rowan Atkinson, English actor, comedian, and screenwriter, is born. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Mr. Bean and Blackadder.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 7th January

In 1998 former White House intern Monica Lewinsky signed an affidavit denying that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton.

In 1999 U.S. President Clinton went on trial before the Senate. It was only the second time in U.S. history that an impeached president had gone to trial. Clinton was later acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 8th January

In 1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to US #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks. (Pre-Hot 100: "Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played in Jukeboxes" charts).

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 9th January

In 1880 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days.

 

[brmstn69]

In 1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to US #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks. (Pre-Hot 100: "Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played in Jukeboxes" charts).

It was also Elvis's birthday, he would have been 79...

It was David Bowie's birthday as well, he turned 67...

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 10th January

In 1949 RCA introduces the first vinyl record (45 rpm) and Columbia releases the first vinyl record at 33.3 rpm.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 11th January

In 1922 insulin is used for the first time in the treatment of diabetes.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 12th January

In 1976 the writer of detective stories Agatha Christie dies. Her best known characters were the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and the aged lady with a sharp mind Miss Marple. Poirot first appeared in her first novel which was published in 1920; Miss Marple appeared ten years later in Murder at the Vicarage. Agatha Christie wrote more than 65 novels and numerous short stories, many of her novels were made into films.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 13th January

In 1930 the hero of cartoon films Mickey Mouse appears for the first time in a comic strip.

 

[camyoo]

January 13th is St. Knut's Day (Sweden and Finland).

No, I'm not Swede or Finn. I just like saying "Knut".

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 14th January

In 2000 the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

[gorgik9]

On this day, 14th January, the peace treatise of Kiel was signed between Sweden and Great Britain on the one hand, and Denmark on the other.
I'm swede, as quite a few on the forum know, and Sweden has had peace for exactly 200 years this very day. And 200 years is a very, very long time in European history.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 15th January

In 1973 President Nixon has ordered a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam following peace talks in Paris.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 16th January

In 1919 the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified.

In 2009 a potential disaster turned into a heroic display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III safely landed the plane he was piloting on New York City’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines to fail.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 17th January

In 1942 the American boxer Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay, Jr.) was born. Ali's boxing career began in 1954 after his bicycle was stolen and he wanted to “whup” the thief. He was the first man to win the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title three times.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 18th January

In 1997 Norwegian explorer Boerge Ousland became the first to cross the Antarctic alone after traveling for 64 days by skis or on foot.