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Sunday, 28 December 2025
1938 On January - 08 bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings) 
1938 On January - 08 bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings)
1940 Great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII on this day in history.
1940 Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar) on January - 08.
1941 British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns on January - 08.
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 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on January - 08.
1942 On January - 08 the birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician
1942 On January - 08 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44
1945 On this day in history "Youth for Christ" organizes
1945 On January - 08 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
1947 On January - 08 general George Marshall becomes Secretary of State
1947 The birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor on January - 08.
1947 Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State
1948 On this day in history 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 Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs
1950 George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on January - 08.
1951 Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda on January - 08.
1952 Jordan adopts constitution on January - 08.
1952 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on January - 08.
1953 On this day in history rené Mayer forms French government
1953 On this day in history indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)
1953 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on January - 08.
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history first Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton.
1954 President Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 On January - 08 jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball.
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