This Day in History – January 201778—1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge, Mass.
1783—Hostilities formally cease in the American Revolutionary War.
1788—Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga.
1801—John Marshall Appointed US chief justice.
1809—1st US geology book published by William Maclure.
1868—Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee.
1872—California Stock Exchange Board organized.
1887—US Senate approves naval base least of Pearl Harbor.
1920—The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.
1929—1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, “In Old Arizona.”
1930—1st radio broadcast of “Lone Ranger” (WXYZ-Detroit)
1945—Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as US President.
1949—President Harry Truman announces his point 4 program.
1952—Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
1954—The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
1961—John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as President of the United States, the youngest ever sworn in.
1965—The Byrds record “Mr. Tambourine Man”
1968—US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
1968—Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win basketball’s Game of the Century and end UCLA’s 47 game winning streak.
1969—Richard M. Nixon inaugurated as US President.
1977—George H W Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA.
1978—Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to “Annie”
1980—President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow.
1981—52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed.
1981—Ronald Reagan inaugurated as 40th US President.
1986—1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
1989—George H W Bush inaugurated as 41st US President & Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President.
1991—“Black & Blue” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 829 performances.
1993—Bill Clinton inaugurated as 42nd US President.
1998—Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas & Eagles.
2009— Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States’ first African American president.
2013—The San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens win the NFC and AFC championship games to reach Super Bowl XLVII.
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