| 1397 |
|
John
of Gaunt marries Katherine Rouet. |
| 1846 |
|
President
James Polk dispatches General Zachary Taylor and 4,000
troops to the Texas Border as war with Mexico looms.The
Proving Ground. |
| 1862 |
|
President
Lincoln names Edwin M. Stanton Secretary of War. |
| 1919 |
|
California
votes to ratify the prohibition amendment. |
| 1927 |
|
A
woman takes a seat on the NY Stock Exchange breaking the
all-male tradition. |
| 1931 |
|
The
bridge connecting New York and New Jersey is named the
George Washington Memorial Bridge. |
| 1937 |
|
The
United States bars Americans from serving in the Civil
War in Spain. |
| 1944 |
|
Plants
are destroyed and 64 U.S. aircraft are lost in an air
attack in Germany. |
| 1955 |
|
Chase
National and the Bank of Manhattan agree to merge
resulting in the second largest U.S. bank. |
| 1965 |
|
Two
U.S. planes are shot down in Laos while on a combat
mission. |
| 1968 |
|
U.S.
reports shifting most air targets from North Vietnam to
Laos. |
| 1980 |
|
The
United States offers Pakistan a two-year aid plan to
counter the Soviet threat in Afghanistan. |
Born on January 13 |
| 1808 |
|
Salmon
P. Chase, U.S. Treasury Secretary, sixth Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court. |
| 1832 |
|
Horatio
Alger, Jr., American children's author (Ragged Dick,
Tattered Tom). |
| 1919 |
|
Robert
Stack, actor |
