| 1861 |
|
The
USS Brooklyn is readied at Norfolk to aid
Fort Sumter. |
| 1863 |
|
In
the second day of hard fighting at Stone's River,
near Murfreesboro, Tenn., Union troops defeat the
Confederates. |
| 1903 |
|
President
Theodore Roosevelt closes a post office in
Indianola, Mississippi, for refusing to hire a Black
postmistress. |
| 1904 |
|
U.S.
Marines are sent to Santo Domingo to aid the
government against rebel forces. |
| 1942 |
|
In
the Philippines, the city of Manila and the U.S.
Naval base at Cavite fall to Japanese forces.Manila:
How open was this open city? |
| 1943 |
|
The
Allies capture Buna in New Guinea. |
| 1963 |
|
In
Vietnam, the Viet Cong down five U.S. helicopters in
the Mekong Delta. 30 Americans are reported dead. Trial
by Fire. |
| 1966 |
|
American
G.I.s move into the Mekong Delta for the first time.
Navy
SEALs in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. |
| 1973 |
|
The
United States admits the accidental bombing of a
Hanoi hospital. |
| 1980 |
|
President
Jimmy Carter asks the U.S. Senate to delay the arms
treaty ratification in response to Soviet action in
Afghanistan. |
Born on January 2 |
| 1861 |
|
Helen
Herron Taft, First Lady to President Robert Taft. |
| 1920 |
|
Isaac
Asimov, American writer of over 300 books including Foundation
and I, Robot. |
