January 8th in History

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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