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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

On this day in...


On this day in...
1932 – Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
1942 – World War II: President Franklin Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.
1967 – Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
1969 – Super Bowl III: The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16–7.
1991 – Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

Births
1737 – John Hancock, American statesman (d. 1793)
1926 – Ray Price, American singer
1944 – Joe Frazier, American boxer
1951 – Kirstie Alley, American actress
1951 – Rush Limbaugh, American radio personality and political commentator
1954 – Howard Stern, American radio personality
1965 – Rob Zombie, American musician and film director
1970 – Zack de la Rocha, American musician (Rage Against the Machine)
1972 – Jason & Randy Sklar, American comedians

Pretty big day for birthdays with the first signer of Declaration of Independence, a great boxer, a couple of radio windbags, a 'Cheers' actress and the ruiner of all things 'Halloween.' But I'm spotlighting Zack de la Rocha and Rage Against the Machine. Here's the video for 'How I Could Just Kill A Man.'

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