On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. During his presidential campaign, he hadannounced his intention to pardon those who had failed to register for the draft or left the country to avoid service.
Vietnam Draft Dodgers in 1977.
On this day in 1976, the French Concorde SST aircraft began regular commercial service for Air France and British Airways.
The official handover ceremony to British Airways of its first Concorde occurred on 15 January 1976 at Heathrow Airport.
Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019)
The White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm on this day in 1991. The operation was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf is shown above at ease with his tank troops in Saudi Arabia in January 12, 1991 before the U.S. executed the operation.
On the evening of January 16,1991, President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation to discuss the launch of Operation Desert Storm.
Coalition troops from Egypt, Syria, Oman, France and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.
The launch of Space Shuttle Columbia was planned to begin on January 11, 2001, but the mission was delayed 18 times and eventually launched on January 16, 2003 (above).
During the lift-off of Columbia’s 28th mission, a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle’s external tank and struck the left wing of the craft. An accident investigation board determined the damage to the wing allowed hot atmospheric gases to inter the heat shield, destroying the internal wing structure and caused the spacecraft to become unstable and break apart upon re-entering Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, killing all seven crew members.
On this day in 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon and it was dedicated as the world’s largest office building located just outside Washington, DC, in Arlington, VA. The structure covers 34 acres of land and has 17 miles of corridors.
The first National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl was played on this day in 1967. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.
Even though ticket prices averaged just $12, it was the only Super Bowl that didn’t sell out. The game aired on two different networks, NBC and CBS and drew in an audience of more than 61,000 fans. The popularity of the event continued to grow after the leagues integrated.
Super Bowl I – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The Packers quarterback Bart Starr.
Football great and TV commentator Frank Gifford (second from left).
NBC built a "Today" show studio inside the RCA Exhibition Hall on West 49th Street and dubbed it "the nerve center of the planet."
Dave Garroway, the host, knew, on the very first day, that he was making history. In the first few minutes, he stood up to take viewers on a tour of this strange-looking newsroom.
On this day in 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married in a civil ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, where they were mobbed by reporters and fans. Monroe had apparently mentioned the wedding plans to someone at her film studio and they leaked it to the press. The couple spent their wedding night at the Clifton Motel in Paso Robles, California and later honeymooned in Japan and Korea. The marriage only lasted nine short months.
On this day in 1777, the Battle of Princeton in New Jersey took place during the War of Independence. George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis. The Battle is the climax of a period known as the “10 Crucial Days.”
A 1784 portrait of Washington by Charles Willson Peale depicting him at the Battle of Princeton.
