Monday, January 10, 2005
this day in history On January 10
1776
Thomas Paine's 50-page pamphlet,Common Sense, is published.
1840
The penny post, whereby mail was delivered at a standard charge rather than paid for by the recipient, began in Britain.
1863
The "Metro," the world's first underground railroad/subway, opens to the public in London.
1878
California Senator A.A. Sargent introduces the Susan B. Anthony (women's suffrage) Amendment to Congress. The amendment won't be signed into law for another 42 years.
1911
Major Jimmie Erickson took the first photograph from an airplane while flying over San Diego, CA.
1946
The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place with 51 nations represented.
1951
Donald Howard Rogers piloted the first passenger jet on a trip from Chicago to New York City.
1969
The final issue of The Saturday Evening Post appeared after 147 years of publication.
1971
"Masterpiece Theatre" premieres on PBS.
1986
The uncut version of Jerome Kern’s musical, "Showboat", opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
1998
Michelle Kwan wins the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Tara Lipinski finishes second. A month later the two skaters will compete again in the Nagano Winter Olympics with different results: Lipinski wins the gold medal, Kwan the silver.
2000
It was announced that AOL and Time Warner were merging. It was the largest media deal in U.S. history priced at $111 billion. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the deal on December 14, 2000.
2001
American Airlines agreed to acquire most of Trans World Airlines (TWA) assets for about $500 million. The deal brought an end to the financially troubled TWA.
2002
In France, the "Official Journal" reported that all women could get the morning-after conraception pill for free in pharmacies.
2003
North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the global nuclear arms control treaty and that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
1776
Thomas Paine's 50-page pamphlet,Common Sense, is published.
1840
The penny post, whereby mail was delivered at a standard charge rather than paid for by the recipient, began in Britain.
1863
The "Metro," the world's first underground railroad/subway, opens to the public in London.
1878
California Senator A.A. Sargent introduces the Susan B. Anthony (women's suffrage) Amendment to Congress. The amendment won't be signed into law for another 42 years.
1911
Major Jimmie Erickson took the first photograph from an airplane while flying over San Diego, CA.
1946
The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place with 51 nations represented.
1951
Donald Howard Rogers piloted the first passenger jet on a trip from Chicago to New York City.
1969
The final issue of The Saturday Evening Post appeared after 147 years of publication.
1971
"Masterpiece Theatre" premieres on PBS.
1986
The uncut version of Jerome Kern’s musical, "Showboat", opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
1998
Michelle Kwan wins the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Tara Lipinski finishes second. A month later the two skaters will compete again in the Nagano Winter Olympics with different results: Lipinski wins the gold medal, Kwan the silver.
2000
It was announced that AOL and Time Warner were merging. It was the largest media deal in U.S. history priced at $111 billion. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the deal on December 14, 2000.
2001
American Airlines agreed to acquire most of Trans World Airlines (TWA) assets for about $500 million. The deal brought an end to the financially troubled TWA.
2002
In France, the "Official Journal" reported that all women could get the morning-after conraception pill for free in pharmacies.
2003
North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the global nuclear arms control treaty and that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
