Tuesday, January 12, 2021

History for January 12

History for January 12 - On-This-Day.com
Edmund Burke 1729
  • 1915 - The U.S. Congress established the Rocky Mountain National Park.
  • 1932 - Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
  • 1940 - Soviet bombers raided cities in Finland.
  • 1943 - The Office of Price Administration announced that standard frankfurters/hot dogs/wieners would be replaced by 'Victory Sausages.'
  • 1949 - "Kukla, Fran and Ollie", the Chicago-based children’s show, made its national debut on NBC-TV.
  • 1991 - The U.S. Congress passed a resolution authorizing President Bush to use military power to force Iraq out of Kuwait.
  • 1998 - Linda Tripp provided Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's office with taped conversations between herself and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

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