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* 1974, President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo (Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995)

* 1974, President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo (Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995)

* 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in Directory:West Virginia|West Virginia]], claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy Jr., was eventually rescued.

* 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in [[Directory:West Virginia|West Virginia]], claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy Jr., was eventually rescued.

[[Category:January]][[Category:Days of the Year]]

[[Category:January]][[Category:Days of the Year]]