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Today in History: Monday, January\u00a0 16, 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Jan. 16, 1991, the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
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1547<\/td>\nIvan IV (popularly known as “Ivan the Terrible”) was crowned czar of Russia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1920<\/td>\nProhibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942<\/td>\nActress Carole Lombard, 33, died in a plane crash near Las Vegas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944<\/td>\nGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the Allied invasion force in London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nThe musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nTwo manned Soviet Soyuz spaceships became the first vehicles to dock in space and transfer personnel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nThe final first-run episode of the long-running western “Bonanza” aired on NBC.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nThree days of rioting erupted in Miami when a police officer fatally shot a black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of a passenger.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nThe government of El Salvador and rebel leaders signed a pact in Mexico City ending 12 years of civil war that had killed at least 75,000 people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nThe space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven blasted off from Cape Canaveral. (The shuttle broke up during its return descent on Feb. 1, killing everyone on board.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nPop star Michael Jackson pleaded innocent to child molestation charges in Santa Maria, Calif. (Charges were later re-filed and Jackson was acquitted.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nAfrica’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was sworn in as Liberia’s president.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2007<\/td>\nSen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., launched his successful bid for the White House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols turns 37 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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William Kennedy<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norman Podhoretz<\/td>\nWriter, editor<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marilyn Horne<\/td>\nOpera singer<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A.J. Foyt<\/td>\nAuto racer<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronnie Milsap<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Stafford<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laura Schlessinger<\/td>\nTalk show host<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Carpenter<\/td>\nMovie director<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Debbie Allen<\/td>\nDancer, choreographer (“Fame”)<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sade<\/td>\nR&B singer<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kate Moss<\/td>\nModel<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco turns 32 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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