This Week in History
JANUARY 16
Terry Schmitt Boyle was born.
Gen Berretta was born.
Kelly Caiazzo was born.
Toni Libassi was born.
Liz Smith Breslin was born.
1920 – A year after it was ratified, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, went into effect.
2003 – Space shuttle Columbia blasted off on what would be its final mission. The craft broke up on its descent on Feb. 1, killing all on board.
JANUARY 17
Katie Carey Green was born.
1706 – Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston.
1998 – President Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil suit.
JANUARY 18
Mary Liz Grosseto was born.
1733 – The first polar bear was exhibited in America, in Boston.
1993 – All 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
JANUARY 19
Kerrie O’Neill was born.
Monica Clifford was born.
Bob Mulholland was born.
1953 – Lucy Ricardo gave birth to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy. More people tuned in to watch the show than the inauguration of President Eisenhower.
2001 – President Clinton admitted he made false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky.
JANUARY 20
Carol O’Toole was born.
1964 – The Beatles released their first album in the United States, Meet the Beatles.
1981 – President Reagan became the oldest president to take office (69 years and 349 days).
JANUARY 21
Al Caruso was born.
1793 – King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.
1977 – President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.
JANUARY 22
1901 – Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 63 years (the 4th longest among longest-reigning monarchs and the longest for queens).
1973 – Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at age 64.