January 2
2007 | 
Former US president Gerald Ford is remembered by heads of state during a funeral
service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
(photo credit: NARA)
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| 1995 | Marion Barry is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC, four years after leaving office to serve a six-month sentence for drug possession.
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| 1983 | The musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2,377 performances.
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1974 | 
US president Richard Nixon signs into law a national highway speed limit of 55 miles per
hour.
(photo credit: NARA) |
| 1965 | University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath signs with the NY Jets football team for a reported $400,000.
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1960 | 
Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
(photo credit: NARA)
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| 1942 | The Philippine capital city of Manila falls to Japanese invaders during WWII.
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| 1935 | Bruno Hauptmann stands trial in New Jersey on charges of kidnapping and murdering the Lindbergh baby. Hauptmann is later found guilty and executed.
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1929 | 
The US and Canada agree to preserve picturesque Niagara Falls.
(photo credit: Hemera)
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| 1921 | The first radio religious service is broadcast (KDKA - Pittsburgh, PA).
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| 1788 | Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.
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