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| * 1905, the Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China | | * 1905, the Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China |
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− | * 1923, U.S. Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns over the Teapot Dome scandal | + | * 1923, U.S. Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns over the Teapot Dome scandal |
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− | * 1929, Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls | + | * 1929, Canada and the [[Directory:United States|United States]] agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls |
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| * 1935, Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.) | | * 1935, Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.) |
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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) |
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− | * 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in 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. |
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| [[Category:January]][[Category:Days of the Year]] | | [[Category:January]][[Category:Days of the Year]] |