What to remember about January 8th…
- 1642 Italian astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei dies (b. 1564); considered by many the “Father of Modern Science”
- 1790 In New York City, President Washington delivers the nations 1st State of the Union speech to Congress
- 1815 2-weeks after end of the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson’s militia defeat British forces at Battle of New Orleans
- 1867 Republican Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson’s veto; 1st law in nation granting African-American men the right to vote is passed
- 1964 President Lyndon Johnson announces his “war on poverty” at State of the Union address; birth of the American welfare state
- 1973 Watergate trial begins for 7 men accused of breaking into and bugging Democrat Party headquarters
- 2002 President George W. Bush signs “No Child Left Behind Act”
- 2011 Jared Lee Loughner goes on shooting rampage in Arizona; 6 killed and 13 wounded including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords