January 10
1776
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published.
1863
The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1920
The League of Nations came into existence.
1946
The first General Assembly of the United Nations met in London.
1967
The first African-American senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, took his seat.
1984
The U.S. and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2003
North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Birthdays
George Foreman
1949–, American boxer
John Root
architect (1850)
Robinson Jeffers
poet (1887)
Dame Barbara Hepworth
sculptor (1903)
Donald Knuth
mathematician and computer scientist (1938)
Rod Stewart
singer (1945)
Donald Fagen
pop musician (1948)
Shawn Colvin
folk singer (1956)