What to remember about January 16th…
- 1861 Crittenden Compromise amendments to the Constitution are defeated in the U.S. Senate ending last effort to prevent the Civil War
- 1919 Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is certified; era of Prohibition begins in the United States
- 1945 Adolf Hitler moves into bunker for 105 days; Hitler will marry Eva Braun and commit suicide while underground
- 1970 American inventor and designer Buckminster Fuller is awarded Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects for developing the geodesic dome
- 1979 Violent demonstrations by Islamic radicals and a possible military mutiny force Shah of Iran flees the country; eventually arrives in America
- 1991 After U.N. deadline passes, U.S. and coalition forces launch 1st air attacks of the Persian Gulf War; ground offensive will begin February 24th
- 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on what will be her last voyage; craft will disintegrate on re-entry February 1st
