Page 6: Historical Events In January - 03

1929  27 year old William S Paley is recorded as becoming CBS pres   

1931  Nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record).   

1931  Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78   

1932  Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit.   

1933  Minnie D. Craig is recorded as becoming the inaugural female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the inaugural female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.   

1933  Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56.   

1938  The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized.   

1938  March of Dimes established to fight polio   

1938  Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54.   

1939  Gene Cox is recorded as becoming inaugural girl page in US House of Representatives   

1939  Gene Cox is recorded as becoming 1st girl page in US House of Representatives.   

1940  WPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL and WOV as "new" WOV.   

1941  Australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians   

1941  Canada and US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease).   

1941  Italian counter offensive in Albania   

1941  Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia   

1941  Canada and US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)   

1942  American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms.   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70.   

1943  Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa   

1943  The inaugural missing persons telecast (New York City NY).   

1943  1st missing persons telecast (NYC)   

1944  Helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648).   

1944  Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft   

1944  World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero   

1945  Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab.   

1945  British Premier Winston Churchill visits France   

1945  Cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room   

1945  Greek General Plastiras forms government   

1945  John Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY   

1945  US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa   

1945  Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

1946  William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason.   

1947  Congressional proceedings are televised for the inaugural time as viewers in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. witness opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress   

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1196  Emperor tsuchimikado of japan: Emperor tsuchimikado of japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William tucker: 1st black child born in america   

1680  Johann baptist zimmermann: German stucco worker   

1698  Pietro metastasio: Italian poet   

1710  Richard gridley: American revolutionary soldier   

1719  Francisco josé freire: Portuguese historian   

1722  Fredric hasselquist: Swedish naturalist   

1730  Charles palissot de montenoy: French writer/politician   

0235  Pope st anterus: Pope st anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  Walkelin: First norman bishop of winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  Death of Philip v: The tall, king of france (1316-22),   

1437  Catherine of valois: Wife of henry v of england (b. 1401)   

1501  Ali sjir neva'i [fani]: Turkish poet/author,   

1543  Death of Juan cabrillo: Conqueror of cen america, discoverer of calif,   

1552  Death of Henry ii of bavaria: Bishop of utrecht (1524-29),   

1560  Peder palladus: Danish church reformer (visitasbog),