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Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Jan 14 "Barbara DeAngelis Show" premieres on CBS-TV. 
Jan 14 Sallah Kharaf, [Abu Iyad], co-founder (Al-Fatah), assassinated.
Jan 14 Tyne Daly arrested for drunk driving in Van Nuys CA.
Jan 14 Valentin Pavlov become new premier of USSR.
Jan 15 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
Jan 15 UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait passes - (they don't).
Jan 16 Operation 'Desert Storm' begins against Iraq, for its invasion of Kuwait.
Jan 16 Operation Desert Storm begins - US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (US times).
Jan 16 The Persian Gulf War began with the allied bombing of Baghdad. President Bush drew the largest TV audience in history with an address to the nation on the commencement of hostilities against Iraq.
Jan 16 The White House announces the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
Jan 17 Iraq fires 8 SCUD missiles on Israel
Jan 17 Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title.
Jan 17 Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies
Jan 17 Operation Desert Storm begins-US led allies vs Iraq - inaugural US pilot shot down (Jeffrey Zahn).
Jan 17 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.60, the second highest one-day point-gain ever.
Jan 17 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that Florida dentist David Acer had infected three patients with the AIDS virus
Jan 18 Eastern Airlines goes out of business after 62 years
Jan 18 Eastern Airlines stopped flying and said it would liquidate its assets. The announcement followed a two-year effort to escape bankruptcy.
Jan 18 Hamilton Fish, congressman (NY), dies at 102
Jan 18 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel
Jan 18 Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 minutes
Jan 18 US acknowledges CIA and US Army paid Noriega $320000 over his career
Jan 19 48th Golden Globes Dances with Wolves
Jan 19 Don Beddoe, actor (Bullwhip, Loophole, Texas), dies at 87.
Jan 19 Iraqui Presidential Palace attacked as the Gulf War begins
Jan 19 Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title.
Jan 19 Sergeant Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt
Jan 20 "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City NY after 829 performances
Jan 20 "Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles
Jan 20 "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY or 45 performances
Jan 20 "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City NY after 72 performances.
Jan 20 Bill Riordon, US tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies.
Jan 20 Iraq pardes captured Allied airmen on TV.
Jan 20 Seven men identified as allied airmen captured during the Persian Gulf War were put on Iraqi television in Baghdad
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