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The U.S. Congress on this day in 1991, passed a resolution
authorizing President Bush (below) to use military power to
force Iraq out of Kuwait.
During World War II on this day in 1945, Soviet forces began a huge offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe.

Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S.
Senate on this day in 1932.

Agatha Christie (Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller)
(September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976)
Christie was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels
and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around
around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.


The sitcom "All In the Family" debuted on CBS-TV on this day in 1971. It ran
for nine seasons till April 1979. The following September, it was replaced by
“Archie Bunker’s Place”, which picked up where “All in the Family” had
ended and ran for four more seasons.
Archie and Edith Bunker ( Carroll O’Connor – Jean Stapleton)
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PORTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE STATION 11
5707 SE 92nd Avenue station in the Lents neighborhood of the city
of Portland, Oregon. It was built in 1928.
The 92nd Avenue station as it looks today.
Engine 11 (advanced life support)
Rescue 11

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U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said
smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard.
On this day in 1935, Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman
to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis on this day in 1973.

Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804)
Hamilton was a United States Founding Father, soldier, economist.
political philosopher, one of America’s first constitutional lawyers
and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.


MODEL FOR MOVIE COPS HAS DIED AT 86
David Ramon "Dave" Toschi
(July 11, 1931 – January 6, 2018)
Dave Toschi, the lead detective in San Francisco’s unsolved
Zodiac serial-killer case of the 1960s and ‘70s, and who
served as the model for Harry Callahan, Clint Eastwood’s
"Dirty Harry" movie character, has died.
His daughter said Toschi died Saturday at his home in San
Francisco after a prolonged illness.
Toschi’s stylish detective work immediately caught the eye of
Hollywood, with Steve McQueen basing his character in the
1968 film “Bullitt” after him. (FoxNews)
Toschi received a full portrayal by actor Mark Ruffalo (above)
in the 2007 movie “Zodiac,” based on the killings.
Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry”, 1971.
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