01-10-2011, 09:00 PM
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January 11th
1787 ~ William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
1801 ~ Death of Domenico Cimarosa, Italian Composer.
1843 ~ Death of Francis Scott Key, Lawyer.
1935 ~ Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
1938 ~ Birthday of Arthur Scargill, Union Leader.
1962 ~ An avalanche in Peru killed some 4,000 people.
1964 ~ U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health.
1973 ~ American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis.
1980 ~ Nigel Short became the youngest chess player, at 14 years old, to be awarded the degree of International Master.
2008 ~ Death of Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, the first man to climb Mt. Everest .
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