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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
– The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens.
– Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
– The London to Washington, D.C. Concorde service begins.
– The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
– The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA.
– George Washington’s appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
– Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada.
– The United Nations General Assembly adopts Pakistan’s resolution on security of non-Nuclear States.
– Samoa becomes a member of the United Nations.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician
– Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player
– Kelly Choi, Korean-American TV hostess of Top Chef Masters
– Tommy Jönsson, Swedish football player
– Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
– Luigi Panarelli, Italian footballer
– Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
– Sami Vanska, Finnish bassist (Nightwish)
– Lindsay Mintenko, American swimmer
– Takeo Spikes, American football player