JAN 26th VOLSTEAD ACT PASSES - PROHIBITION BEGINS

Famous Quote Said On January 26  Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!  Daniel Webster, 1830 Jan 26 Birthdays 2009 - Suleman octuplets 1990 - Kherington Payne 1970 - Kirk Franklin 1961 - Wayne Gretzky 1958 - Anita Baker 1958 - Ellen DeGeneres 1955 - Eddie Van Halen 1953 - Lucinda Williams 1946 - Gene Siskel 1944 - Angela Davis 1942 - Scott Glenn 1935 - Bob Uecker 1929 - Jules Feiffer 1925 - Paul Newman 1923 - Anne Jeffreys 1880 - Douglas MacArthur Jan 26 In History 2005 - Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post. 1926 - Television first demonstrated (John L Baird, London) 1802 - President Thomas Jefferson establishes the Library of Congress, currently the world's largest library 1788 - First European settlers land in Australia; this date eventually became "Australia Day" 1340 - English King Edward III proclaimed King of France This Day in Business2006 - Western Union discontinues the use of its telegram service, a service made useless with the invention of the telephone, fax machine, and internet. This Day in Entertainment  1988 - The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. This Day in Geography  1654 - The last Dutch base on Recife is conquered by Portugese troops. This Day in Sports  1986 - The Chicago Bears dominate the Pats in Super Bowl XX. Today's HolidayRepublic Day (India) - Celebrates the Independence of India, when the Constitution of India became the governing document, in 1950.