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1777 ~ Americans retreat from Fort Independence
Facing a surprise British counterassault in the bitter cold and with a snowstorm approaching,
American commander Major General William Heath and his army of 6,000 abandon their siege
on Fort Independence, in Bronx County, New York, on this day in 1777.
Acting on orders from General George Washington, General Heath and his men had begun their
assault on Fort Independence 11 days earlier on January 18, 1777. General Washington, who
was under British attack in nearby New Jersey, believed that a successful assault on Fort
Independence would force the British to divert troops from New Jersey to defend the outpost,
located just outside British-controlled Manhattan between the Post Roads to Boston and Albany.
1845 ~ "The Raven" is published
Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven," beginning "Once upon a midnight dreary," is
published on this day in the New York Evening Mirror. Poe's dark and macabre work reflected
his own tumultuous and difficult life. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age three and
went to live with the family of a Richmond, Virginia, businessman. Poe enrolled in a military
academy but was expelled for gambling. He later studied briefly at the University of Virginia.
1861 ~ Kansas enters the Union
Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It was the 34th state to enter the Union. The
struggle between pro- and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in the eruption of the
Civil War.
1886 ~ Benz gets patent
Karl Benz received a patent for his "Motorwagen" on this day. The Motorwagen, a
three-wheeled automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine, was the first practical
internal-combustion vehicle ever constructed. It made its first test run in early 1885. Benz
completed his first four-wheeled motorcar in 1893, and went on to build many successful racing
cars. In 1926, his company, Benz and Co., merged with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to form
Daimler-Benz, an industry giant that has remained a formidable auto maker to the present day.
1936 ~ Baseball Hall of Fame inducts first members
On this day in 1936, in Cooperstown, New York, the Baseball Hall of Fame announces the
election of five charter members: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and
Walter Johnson.
1942 ~ Iran signs Treaty of Alliance with Great Britain and USSR
On this day, Britain and the USSR secure an agreement with Iran that offers the Iran protection
while creating a "Persian corridor" for the Allies-a supply route from the West to Russia.
1979 ~ Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords
On January 29, 1979, Deng Xiaoping, deputy premier of China, meets President Jimmy Carter,
and together they sign historic new accords that reverse decades of U.S. opposition to the
People's Republic of China.
Facing a surprise British counterassault in the bitter cold and with a snowstorm approaching,
American commander Major General William Heath and his army of 6,000 abandon their siege
on Fort Independence, in Bronx County, New York, on this day in 1777.
Acting on orders from General George Washington, General Heath and his men had begun their
assault on Fort Independence 11 days earlier on January 18, 1777. General Washington, who
was under British attack in nearby New Jersey, believed that a successful assault on Fort
Independence would force the British to divert troops from New Jersey to defend the outpost,
located just outside British-controlled Manhattan between the Post Roads to Boston and Albany.
1845 ~ "The Raven" is published
Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven," beginning "Once upon a midnight dreary," is
published on this day in the New York Evening Mirror. Poe's dark and macabre work reflected
his own tumultuous and difficult life. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age three and
went to live with the family of a Richmond, Virginia, businessman. Poe enrolled in a military
academy but was expelled for gambling. He later studied briefly at the University of Virginia.
1861 ~ Kansas enters the Union
Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It was the 34th state to enter the Union. The
struggle between pro- and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in the eruption of the
Civil War.
1886 ~ Benz gets patent
Karl Benz received a patent for his "Motorwagen" on this day. The Motorwagen, a
three-wheeled automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine, was the first practical
internal-combustion vehicle ever constructed. It made its first test run in early 1885. Benz
completed his first four-wheeled motorcar in 1893, and went on to build many successful racing
cars. In 1926, his company, Benz and Co., merged with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to form
Daimler-Benz, an industry giant that has remained a formidable auto maker to the present day.
1936 ~ Baseball Hall of Fame inducts first members
On this day in 1936, in Cooperstown, New York, the Baseball Hall of Fame announces the
election of five charter members: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and
Walter Johnson.
1942 ~ Iran signs Treaty of Alliance with Great Britain and USSR
On this day, Britain and the USSR secure an agreement with Iran that offers the Iran protection
while creating a "Persian corridor" for the Allies-a supply route from the West to Russia.
1979 ~ Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords
On January 29, 1979, Deng Xiaoping, deputy premier of China, meets President Jimmy Carter,
and together they sign historic new accords that reverse decades of U.S. opposition to the
People's Republic of China.
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Bozo criminal for today comes from the K-9 Division. From the International File in Darwin, Australia,
comes the story of an unidentified dog who had been tied to a fence while his elderly owner went
inside to purchase some items from the local market. Two city traffic wardens came by and noticed the
dog in front of the store. One of the officers whipped out his ticket book and wrote the dog a citation
for being "illegally parked." The officer taped the ticket to the dog's leash and went on his way. The
dog is planning to appeal.
Bozo criminal for today comes from the K-9 Division. From the International File in Darwin, Australia,
comes the story of an unidentified dog who had been tied to a fence while his elderly owner went
inside to purchase some items from the local market. Two city traffic wardens came by and noticed the
dog in front of the store. One of the officers whipped out his ticket book and wrote the dog a citation
for being "illegally parked." The officer taped the ticket to the dog's leash and went on his way. The
dog is planning to appeal.
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| Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year; and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all; for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied. ~ Sir Walter Raleigh |
| " precatory " PRONUNCIATION: (PREK-uh-tor-ee) MEANING: adjective: 1. Expressing a request. 2. Nonbinding: only expressing a wish or giving a suggestion. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin precari (to pray). Ultimately from the Indo-European root prek- (to ask) that is also the source of words such as pray, precarious, deprecate, and postulate. USAGE: "Even worse, [the proposed amendment] is a deception because it amounts to nothing more than a precatory expression of pious hope." Robert C. Byrd; A Hollow and Dangerous Promise; The Washington Post; Oct 31, 1993. "'The laws are precatory as opposed to mandatory,' said Scott Sommer, 'They say the city "may", rather than "shall", enforce the housing code.'" Deborah Sontag; A Weak Housing Agency Seems to Be a Step Behind; The New York Times; Oct 7, 1996. |
| January 29 |
| THE RAVEN Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door - Only this, and nothing more.' continued... |
