History for January 8

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Elvis Presley 1935 - Musician, known as "the King of rock 'n' roll"

• 1675 - The first corporation was chartered in the United States. The company was the New York Fishing Company.
• 1790 - In the United States, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address.
• 1815 - The Battle of New Orleans began. The War of 1812 had officially ended on December 24, 1814, with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The news of the signing had not reached British troops in time to prevent their attack on New Orleans.
• 1853 - A bronze statue of Andrew Jackson on a horse was unveiled in Lafayette Park in Washington, DC. The statue was the work of Clark Mills.
• 1889 - The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
• 1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty."