On January 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered
the first State of the Union address to the assembled Congress
in the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall in New York City. New
York City.

Washington began by congratulating North Carolina’s recent
decision to join the federal republic.

1935 Truetone (Western Auto) 3-band console radio.

Truetone was the private label radio, television and electronics
brand of Western Auto Supply Company of Kansas City, Missouri. Western Auto was a company founded in 1909 to sell tires and automobile supplies for the Model T Ford and other cars through
its catalogs and, starting in 1913, through retail stores in Kansas
City and other major cities. In 1915, Western Auto was split into
two companies, one in California and one in Kansas City.

In the late 1920s Western Auto was looking for new items to add to
its merchandise lines. After selling radio tubes under its "Wizard"
brand in the 1920s, the company offered its first Truetone brand
radios in 1931. Truetone was the radio brand sold by Western Auto
of Kansas City while the California company sold its radios under
the name "Western Air Patrol."

1937

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

Singer and actor, Elvis Presley, known as the "King of Rock
and Roll", is regarded as one of the most significant cultural  
figures of the 20th century.

   
Andrew Jackson Jr (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845)

On January 8, 1835, President Andrew Jackson achieved his
goal of entirely paying off the United States’ national debt. It
was the only time in U.S. history that the national debt stood
at zero, and it precipitated one of the worst financial crises in
American history.