1999 - The Mars Polar Lander launches.
1967 - Jack Ruby, the man who shot suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies in a Dallas hospital.
1951 - Dragnet is first broadcast on NBC-TV.
1938 - The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized.
1870 - Brooklyn Bridge construction begins; completed May 24, 1883
This Day In Business
1957 - In Lancaster, PA - the first ever electric watch is introduced- eventually replacing mechanical wind up watches.
1987 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1959 - Ice cold Alaska becomes the 49th state of the U.S.
1983 - Dallas Cowboy Tony Dorsett has a memorable 99 yard record setting touchdown run.
January 3rd Holiday
The Tenth Day of Christmas (Christianity) - A continuation of the celebration of Christmas, which lasts 12 days.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He was an advocate for Native American rights and famously sent an Inuit activist representative in his place to receive an award. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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