January 8th in History
January 8th in History
- 1790: George Washington delivers first "State of the Union" address
- 1918: President Wilson outlines his4 points for peace after WWI
- 1918: Mississippi becomes first state to ratify the 8th amendment (prohibition). What were they thinking???
- 1959: Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France
January 8th birthdays
- 1823: Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist
- 1891: Walther Bothe, German physicist
- 1912: Jose Ferrer, American actor
- 1935: Elvis Presley, American rock singer
- 1942: Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician
- 1947: David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor
