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Interesting things that happened January 18th:

Birthdays on this date:
 In 1779 Peter Roget, wrote a thesaurus, invented the slide rule, invented
         pocket chessboard
 In 1782 Daniel Webster, early American orator and politician
 In 1813 Joseph Farwell Glidden, invented first commercially useable barbed
         wire
 In 1854 Thomas A. Watson, famous assistant needed by Bell
 In 1867 Ruben Dario
 In 1892 Oliver Hardy, of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy
 In 1904 Cary Grant, actor, was married to Dyan Cannon
 In 1913 Danny Kaye, actor, comedian, conductor, humanitarian
 In 1922 Constance Moore (in Sioux City, IA)
 In 1955 Kevin Kostner, actor (Silverado, Untouchables, Dances With Wolves)

Events worth noting:
       + National Clean Off Your Desk Day
 In 1644 First UFO sighting in America, by perplexed Pilgrims in Boston.
 In 1777 San Jose, CA is founded.
 In 1778 Captain James Cook stumbles over the Hawaiian Islands.
 In 1840 1st issue of Electro-Magnetic Intelligencer, 1st US electrical
         journal.
 In 1862 Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed.
       + John Tyler, 10th president of USA, dies in Richmond at 72.
 In 1869 The elegant California Theatre opens in San Francisco, CA.
 In 1896 1st demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City.
 In 1911 First shipboard landing of a plane (from Tanforan Park to the USS
         Pennsylvania).
 In 1913 Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole.
 In 1919 Versailles Peace Conference.
 In 1949 First U.S. Congressional Standing Committee headed by a black (W.
         Dawson)
 In 1956 Tunisian National Day
 In 1969 Soyuz 5 returns to Earth.
 In 1980 Barbara Britton dies.
 In 1986 24th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 7 returns to Earth.

And remember ...
 National Bathtub Safety Month

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Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information,
several errors have been found in the past.  Don't place any bets on the basis
of what you find here.  -- Gabe