Monday, January 11, 2016

History for January 11

History for January 11 - On-This-Day.com:
Alexander Hamilton 1755 - United States Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, Carroll Shelby 1923, Rod Taylor 1930 - Actor 


Naomi Judd 1946 - Singer (The Judds), Dennis (Frederick) Greene (Sha-Na-Na) 1949, Mary J. Blige 1971 - Singer 


1770 - The first shipment of rhubarb was sent to the United States from London. 


1805 - The Michigan Territory was created. 


1913 - The first sedan-type car was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City. The car was manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company. 


1922 - At Toronto General Hospital, Leonard Thompson became the first person to be successfully treated with insulin. 


1958 - "Seahunt" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was aired on the network for four years. 


1964 - U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard. 


1973 - Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis. 


1977 - France released Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. 

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