1 Jan 07 - Monday
1735 Paul Revere
1752 Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross flag maker
1895 J Edgar Hoover
1919 J[erome] D[avid] Salinger
1942 Country Joe McDonald (& the Fish)
1958 Grandmaster Flash
0404 Last gladiator competition in Rome
1772 1st traveler's checks issued (London)
1776 General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag
1847 Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment
1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square
1928 1st US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio
1934 Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison
1950 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo-China
1953 Hank Williams country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29
1960 Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars
1966 All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health"
1968 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain
1971 Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
1976 Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall
1982 Dick the Bruiser defeated Ken Patera for the MO state heavyweight title
1985 VH-1 made its broadcasting debut
1993 Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City NY's MTA
1998 All California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free
Why pay $100 on a therapy session when you can spend $25 on a cigar? Whatever it is will come back; so what, smoke another one.
Raul Julia
