Here is what happened today in history.
January 3rd….
1990-Panamanian dictator Manuel Norgiega surrenders to U.S.
1959- George A. Kasem of California becomes first Arab American member of Congress
1973- James Abourezk of South Dakota becomes first Arab American to serve in U.S. Senate
1973- George Steinbrenner’s group buys Yankees from CBS
1957- Dalip Singh Saund assumes office as the first Asian American and the first Sikh elected to Congress
1925- Benito Mussolini declares himself dictator of Italy
2004- The Mars Exploration Rover “Spirit” safely lands on the Red Planet
1924- King Tut’s sarcophagus uncovered
1868- Meiji Restoration begins
1521- Martin Luther excommunicated
1967- Jack Ruby dies before second trial
1959- Alaska admitted into Union
1993- Buffalo Bills pull off one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history
1938- Franklin Roosevelt founds March of Dimes
1834- Stephen Austin imprisoned by Mexicans
1987- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman
1841- Herman Melville sails for the South Seas
1990- Charles Stuart implicated for staged murder of his wife
1961- United States severs diplomatic relation with Cuba
1861- Delaware rejects secession
1777- The Battle of Princeton
1945- Gen. MacArthur and Adm. Nimitz given new commands
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