From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!id!wizard Newsgroups: net.misc Title: January Article-I.D.: id.84 Posted: Sat Jan 8 23:18:36 EST 1983 Received: Sun Jan 9 03:17:24 1983 Jan 1 1781: Penn troops mutiny at Morristown, NJ, march to Philadelphia to demand back pay from Congress. Jan 2 1923: Secretary of Interior Fall resigns in Teapot Dome Scandal; Harding offers him Supreme Court appointment. Jan 3 1961: An atomic reactor blows up at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho Falls, ID, killing three technicians. Jan 5 1781: Benedict Arnold helps British plunder and burn Richmond. Jan 5 1970: Joseph Yablonski, wife, and daughter murdered on orders of UMW President Boyle. Jan 6 1927: Marines sent to Nicaragua. Jan 8 1815: Andrew Jackson wins battle of New Orleans -- two weeks after War of 1812 officially ended. Jan 9 1805: "Black Laws" of Ohio passed, which among other things, prevents blacks from offering testimony in court. Jan 10 1870: Pres Grant proposes that Dominican Republic be annexed. Jan 12 1968: US and Cambodia announce agreement to insulate Cambodia from war in Vietnam. Jan 13 1964: B-52 carryin two nukes crashes near Cumberland, MD Jan 14 1784: Treaty of Paris, ending Revolutionary War, ratified. Jan 14 1969: Series of explosions on USS Enterprise kills 17. Jan 15 1811: Congress authorises President to take Spanish East Florida. Jan 16 1893: Pineapple tycoon Dole and others conspire to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii. Jan 16 1920: Prohibition begins. Jan 18 1973: Seven Hanifi Mussulman disciples murdered in Washington. Jan 19 1973: Juan Corona found guilty. Jan 20 1964: Wisconsin Cheese Foundation starts making 34591 lb cheddar. Jan 22 1968: B-52 with nukes crashes near Thule, Greeland. Jan 23 1968: Pueblo seized. Jan 26 1961: B-52 crashes near North Carolina. Jan 25 1971: Charles Manson clan convicted. Jan 26 1784: Benjamin Franklin suggests turkey as national bird. Jan 27 1967: Apollo I flash fire. Jan 28 1969: Santa Barbara oil spill. Jan 29 1967: Bobby Baker convicted of income tax evasion. Jan 30 1798: Rep Matthew Lyon (Vermont) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Conn) during argument on floor of the House. Jan 30 1835: Attempt on Pres Andrew Jackson fails when pistols misfire. Jan 30 1900: William Goebel shots one day before being sworn in as Governor of Kentucky. Serves three days and dies Feb 3. Jan 31 1968: Tet Offensive catches Gen Westmoreland by surprise.