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They include French author Stendhal, a pseudonym for Marie Henri Beyle, in 1783; French Impressionist painter Edouard Manet in 1832; Russian film director Sergei Eisenstein in 1898; actors Randolph Scott in 1903 and Dan Duryea in 1907; comedian Ernie Kovacs in 1919; actress/singer Chita Rivera in 1933 (age 69); actors Gil Gerard in 1943 (age 59), Rutger Hauer in 1944 (age 58), and Richard Dean Anderson in 1950 (age 52); Princess Caroline of Monaco in 1957 (age 45); and actresses Gail O'Grady in 1963 (age 39) and Tiffini-Amber Thiessen in 1974 (age 28). -0- On this date in history: In 1845, Congress decided that all national elections would take place on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive an MD degree. In 1948, Gen. Eisenhower said he could not accept a presidential nomination from either party; four years later, he ran as a Republican and was elected 34th president of the United States. In 1968, the USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968. In 1971, the temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States. In 1973, President Nixon announced that U.S. troops would cease fighting in Vietnam at midnight Jan. 27. In 1980, President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System. In 1988, Sandinista missiles downed a cargo plane that was dropping U.S.-financed supplies to Contra rebels in southeastern Nicaragua. Four crewmen were killed. In 1991, Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said heavy bombing had destroyed Iraq's two operating nuclear reactors and damaged chemical facilities. Also in 1991, Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady asked Congress for another $80 billion toward the bailout of the nation's troubled savings and loan industry. In 1993, convicted "diet doc" killer Jean Harris was freed, discharged from a New York state hospital after heart surgery and with a grant of clemency from the governor. In 1997, Madeline Albright was sworn into office to become the first woman secretary of state. -0- A thought for the day: it was Mark Twain who said, "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Your history lesson for the day: Today is Thursday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2002 with 341 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. There are no morning stars. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include the Roman Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 76; English dramatist William Congreve in 1670; Frederick the Great of Prussia in 1712; British social reformer Sir Edwin Chadwick in 1800; author Edith Wharton in 1862; abstract painter Robert Motherwell in 1915; former sportscaster Jack Brickhouse in 1916; actor Ernest Borgnine in 1917 (age 85); evangelist Oral Roberts in 1918 (age 84); ballet dancer Maria Tallchief Paschen in 1925 (age 77); singers Neil Diamond and Aaron Neville, both in 1941 (age 61); comedian John Belushi in 1949; actor Michael Ontkean in 1950 (age 52); comedian Yakov Smirnoff in 1951 (age 51); actress Nastassja Kinksi in 1960 (age 42); and Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1968 (age 34). -0- On this date in history: In 1848, gold was discovered at John Sutter's mill near Sacramento, Calif. The discovery touched off the great gold rush of 1849. In 1908, the first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, a general in the British Army. In 1916, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled an income tax was unconstitutional. In 1935, beer was sold in cans for the first time, in Richmond, Va. In 1965, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill died at age 91. In 1990, Soviet forces shelled merchant ships blockading the harbor in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. In 1991, Saudi jet fighters shot down the first enemy planes of the Persian Gulf War, while U.S. forces sank an Iraqi minesweeper and forced Iraqi troops off an island near Kuwait. In 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first black to serve on the nation's highest court, died of cardiac arrest at age 84. Also in 1993, Thomas A. Dorsey, known as the father of gospel music for adding rhythm to church hymns, died at age 93. In 1994, a federal judge upheld a subpoena from the Senate Ethics Committee for the diaries of Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., who was facing allegations of sexual harassment and other possible misconduct. Also in 1994, President Clinton nominated Deputy Defense Sec. William Perry to be defense secretary. In 1995, New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman delivered the Republican response to President Clinton's State of the Union address, becoming the first governor and the first woman to give such a reply. Also in 1995, opening statements began in the double-murder trial of O.J. Simpson in Los Angeles. In 1996, the fat substitute Olestra was approved for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee voted to expel six IOC members in the wake of charges that committee members had accepted money and other compensation from officials whose cities were bidding to host the Olympic games. Also in 1999, Jordan's King Hussein, who was seriously ill, named his son Abdullah as crown prince. Abdullah replaced his father's younger brother as successor to the throne. In 2000, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore were the winners in the Iowa presidential caucuses. -0- A thought for the day: "When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do." William Blake said that. brad pitt playgirls photos brad pitt playgirls photos Your history lesson for the day: Today is Friday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2002 with 340 to follow. The moon is waxing, moving toward its full phase. There are no morning stars. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include Irish natural philosopher Robert Boyle, a founder of modern chemistry, in 1627; Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1759; soapmaker and philanthropist William Colgate in 1783; novelists W. Somerset Maugham in 1874 and Virginia Woolf in 1882; news commentator Edwin Newman in 1919 (age 83); former Philippine President Corazon Aquino in 1923 (age 79); and actors Dean Jones in 1935 (age 67); Leigh Taylor-Young in 1945 (age 57) and Dinah Manoff in 1958 (age 44). -0- On this date in history: In 1890, Nellie Bly, a young New York reporter, completed a trip around the world in the astounding time of 72 days, six hours and 11 minutes. In 1915, transcontinental phone service was inaugurated in a hookup between New York and San Francisco. In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France. In 1947, gangster Al ìScarfaceî Capone died at age 48 after suffering from syphilis. In 1959, the first scheduled transcontinental flight took place, a non-stop American Airlines flight from California to New York. In 1961, newly inaugurated President Kennedy held the first televised presidential news conference. In 1971, Charles Manson and three women were found guilty in the murders of actress Sharon Tate and six other people in Los Angeles. In 1981, 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days returned to the United States. In 1984, Appleís Macintosh computer went on sale. Price tag: $2,495. In 1988, President Reagan's last State of the Union address called for approval of the INF Treaty by Congress and renewal of aid for the Nicaraguan Contras. In 1990, the Senate failed by four votes to override President Bush's veto of a statutory guarantee of asylum for Chinese students in United States. Also in 1990, a Colombian jetliner with little fuel left crashed in Long Island, N.Y., after missing its first approach to Kennedy Airport. 73 people were killed. In 1991, a huge Persian Gulf oil slick began to form as Iraqi forces sabotaged Kuwaiti oil terminals. Also in 1991, Utah Gov. Norman Bangerter signed into law the strictest anti-abortion measure in the nation. In 1993, a man with a rifle opened fire near the main CIA gate in Langley, Va., killing two agency employees and wounding three others. He escaped, but was later captured. Also in 1993, President Clinton put his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in charge of a health care task force with a mandate to produce a plan for universal coverage in 100 days. In 1994, President Clinton delivered his first State of the Union address. In 1998, John Elway led the Denver Broncos to an upset 31-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. -0- A thought for the day: Eric Hoffer wrote, "The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything." brad pitt playgirls photos Your daily humor: Dear Abby Letters Best Left Unanswered... I suspected that my husband had been fooling around, and when I confronted him with the evidence he denied everything and said it would never happen again. 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