Robert Hall Weir  (October 16, 1947 – January 10, 2026)
was a  musician and songwriter best known as a founding       
member of the Grateful Dead..

An announcement said he died after a “courageous” battle
with cancer and an underlying lung issue.

             
SANDY KOZEL

The first General Assembly of the United Nations, comprising
51 nations, convened at Westminster Central Hall in London,
England. This historic gathering marked the UN’s formal
beginning after World War II,

One week later, the U.N. Security Council met for the first time
and established its rules of procedure. Then, on January 24,
the General Assembly adopted its first resolution, a measure
calling for the peaceful uses of atomic energy, the elimination
of atomic and other weapons of mass destruction.