Page 7: Historical Events In January - 03

1947  William Dawson is recorded as becoming inaugural black to head congressional committee   

1947  1st opening session of Congress to be televised   

1948  Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 and 127*) vs India MCG.   

1948  Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 and 127*) v India MCG   

1949  "Colgate Theatre" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV   

1949  "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV   

1951  9 Jewish Kremlin physicians "exposed" as British/US agents   

1951  Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

1952  "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV.   

1952  Australia beat W Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38   

1953  Frances Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the inaugural mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.   

1955  Jose Ramon Guizado is recorded as becoming president of Panama   

1956  Mel Gibson, Australian actor2006 Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S is born   

1956  A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.   

1956  Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

1956  Mel Gibson, Australian actor is born   

1957  The inaugural electric watch introduced, Lancaster PA.   

1957  1st electric watch introduced, Lancaster Pa   

1958  Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland.   

1958  Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs South Africa at Cape Town   

1959  Alaska admitted as 49th US state   

1959  Alaska is recorded as becoming the 49th United State, bought from Russia.   

1960  Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80.   

1961  Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and Labor.   

1961  The U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.   

1961  US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba.   

1962  Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome.   

1962  Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.   

1963  WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1963  Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

1964  Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You".   

1965  Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82   

1966  Floyd B McKissick, named national director of CORE.   

1966  Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.   

1710  On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

1730  On this day in history birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician   

0235  Death of Pope St Anterus (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1098  On January - 03 death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  On this day in history philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on January - 03.   

1501  On January - 03 ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  On January - 03 juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

1552  On this day in history henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64   

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56