1992 - Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa
1989 - 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc)
1963 - Sicily and Malta Earthquake
1935 - Amelia Earhart First Solo Ocean Flight
1759 - First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
This Day In Business
1964 - The surgeon general, for the first time, announces that smoking causes lung cancer - changing the tobacco industry forever.
1984 - Michael Jackson's Thriller album is a best-seller
1919 - Transylvania is incorporated by Romania.
1987 - The Drive - John Elway leads the Broncos to an overtime win over the Browns on a famous last minute drive.
January 11th Holiday
Independence Resistance Day (Morocco) - Celebrates Morocco's independence from the French.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He ran a ballroom dancing school in Kent, England. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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