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Historical Event(s)
– The first “networked” television broadcasts take place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
– Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
– The aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
– The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
– In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
– The treaty creating NATO goes into effect.
– The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People’s Republic of China.
– WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia.
– The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
Who Were Born On ?
– Christopher Durang, American playwright
– Richard Thompson, English musician and songwriter
– Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer
– Robert Axelrod, American actor
– Kiran Bedi, Indian social activist and police officer
– Christopher Collins, American actor and comedian (d. 1994)
– Henry Butler, American jazz pianist
– Stan Hansen, American professional wrestler
– Paul Orndorff, American professional wrestler
– Nigel Havers, English actor