01-07-2006, 12:51 PM
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January 7th
1610 ~ Galileo Galilei discovered the four moons of Jupiter which are now known as the “Galilean moons”.
1785 ~ Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries became the first men to cross the English Channel by air.
1899 ~ Birthday of Francis Poulenc, French composer.
1916 ~ Birthday of Paul Keres, Estonian chess player.
1922 ~ Birthday of Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flutist.
1924 ~ George Gershwin completed Rhapsody in Blue.
1927 ~ First international telephone call - New York City to London.
1943 ~ Death of Nikola Tesla, Inventor & Electrical Engineer.
1980 ~ President Carter authorized legislation guaranteeing $1.5 billion in loans to bail out Chrysler Corporation.
1999 ~ The impeachment trial of President Clinton began.
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