On this day in history.

[Richard Brown]

Richard......this was mentioned on our 6 o'clock news tonight!

They had footage of it too...How nostalgic it is!

Yes, wonderful. A great uncle was a booking clerk at one station before he emigrated to Canada inter-war. I'm planning a visit to the London Transport museum.

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[Roy Rob]

On this day in 1916 - Dutch South Sea dike cracks.

Never miss the opportunity of saying absolutely nothing.

 

[J. A.]

January 14, 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

 

[scifan57]

January 14, 1973; the Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14-7 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Super Bowl VII, becoming the first team in National Football League history to finish with an undefeated season.

 

[J. A.]

January 15, 1943 – The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

 

[scifan57]

January 15, 1943 – The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

It only took 16 months to complete!

 

[Roy Rob]

On this day in 1889 - Cloncurry, Queensland reached 128°F (53°C) (Australian record) and in 1879 - January record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996)

 

[J. A.]

It only took 16 months to complete!

Really?! How did they manage that?

 

[scifan57]

Really?! How did they manage that?

It was wartime, after all. They just kept throwing money at it until it was finished.

 

[J. A.]

January 16, 2003 – The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.

 

[tlbaker]

Miles' coming home day!! Actually, yesterday!!!





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[scifan57]

January 16, 1919; the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution takes effect, prohibiting the" manufacture sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes," is ratified and becomes law. Prohibition begins and so began the large scale rise of organized crime in the United States.

 

[Roy Rob]

On this day in 1901 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988 ) was born. I wonder what he went on to invent?

 

[J. A.]

On this day in 1901 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988 ) was born. I wonder what he went on to invent?

Google can show you...

 

[Roy Rob]

Google can show you...

I was hoping scifan would jump at that question. 8)