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Saturday, 21 June 2025
1938 Bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings) on January - 08. 
1938 Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings) on this day in history.
1940 Great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII on January - 08.
1940 Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar) on January - 08.
1941 On January - 08 british Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns
1941 Federal Minister Ian Mackenzie announces that the RCMP will be registering all Japanese Canadians in British Columbia; a national security matter under the War Measures Act. They are later moved inland to detention camps on January - 08.
1941 On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83
1942 On this day in history the birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician
1942 Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on January - 08.
1945 On this day in history "Youth for Christ" organizes
1945 Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on January - 08.
1947 General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State on January - 08.
1947 On January - 08 the birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor
1947 On this day in history toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
1947 Gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State on January - 08.
1948 On January - 08 a.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 appointed permanent delegate to United Nations, and Canada's representative on UN Security Council.
1948 Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason on this day in history.
1948 On January - 08 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60
1949 "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs on this day in history.
1950 George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on this day in history.
1951 On January - 08 thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
1952 Jordan adopts constitution on this day in history.
1952 On this day in history antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies
1953 On January - 08 rené Mayer forms French government
1953 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) on January - 08.
1953 On January - 08 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78
1954 On this day in history elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1954 First Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton on this day in history.
1954 On January - 08 president Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship.
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt
1956 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken on January - 08.
1956 On January - 08 elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
1957 Jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball on this day in history.
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