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January 8
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In 1642, astronomer Galiileo died in Arcetri, Italy.
In 1815, U.S. forces led by General Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the closing engagement of the War of 1812.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his 14 points for peace after World War I.
In 1959, Charles De Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "War on Poverty."
In 1965, the Star of India and other stolen gems were returned to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In 1975, Judge John J. Sirica ordered the release of Watergate figures John W. Dean III, Herbert W. Kalmbach and Jeb Suart Magruder from prison.
In 1976, Chou En-lai, premier of China since the communists took power in 1949, died in Beijing at age 78.
In 1987, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 2,000 level for the first time, ending the day at 2,002.25.
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Actress Butterfly McQueen (1910)
Actor-comedian Larry Storch (1922)
Comedian Soupy Sales (1925)
CBS newsman Charles Osgood (1932)
Rock and Roll legend Elvis Presley (1935)
Rock singer David Bowie (1946)
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"How small it's all."
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James Joyce, Irish author and poet (1882-1941)