President Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation.

On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation. Attempting to stitch together a nation mired in
a bloody civil war, Abraham Lincoln made a last-ditch, but
carefully calculated, decision regarding the institution of
slavery in America.

"The Masks" is episode 145 of the television series The Twilight
Zone. It originally aired on March 20, 1964 on CBS. It was the
only Twilight Zone episode directed by a woman, Ida Lupino 
(shown below).

Ida Lupino
(4 February 1918 – 3 August 1995)

Betty Marion White Ludden
(January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021)

WASHINGTON (TND) — Actress Betty White, star of "The Golden
Girls" and many other TV series and films, has died just weeks
before her 100th birthday.

According to TMZ, law enforcement sources say the 99-year-old
comedy legend passed away in her sleep at her home Friday
morning. She would have turned 100 on Jan. 17.

TV series on the Lifetime channel (1985 – 1992)

In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
(USSR) was established, comprising a confederatio  of Russia,
Belorussia, Ukraine and the Transcaucasian Federation (divided
in 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan and Armenian republics). Also
known as the Soviet Union, the new communist state was the
successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the
world to be based on Marxist socialism.

Lenin Proclaims Soviet Power in Smolny Palace.

A Star Wars script book autographed by over two hundred original cast and crew will be part of an auction. (SWNS)

(FOXNEWS) – This collection was started a long time ago, but not
in a galaxy far,far away. 

A Star Wars fan is selling their collection of memorabilia, which
includes over 1,500 autographs from cast and crew members and hundreds of unopened toys. The collection could potentially sell
for over $90K when it is put up for auction next month.

A rare Empire Strikes Back ‘Boba Fett’ action figure is just
one of hundreds of toys in the collection. (SWNS)