Famous Quote For January 26 Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable! Daniel Webster, 1830 January 26 Birthdays Ellen DeGeneres turns 57 Addison Riecke turns 11 Wayne Gretzky turns 54 Christopher Massey turns 25 Jose Mourinho turns 52 Eddie Van Halen turns 60 Oli White turns 20 Kirk Franklin turns 45 Paul Newman (1925 - 2008) Tyger Drew-Honey turns 19 Vince Carter turns 38 Brendan Rodgers turns 42 Karim Abridged turns 20 Anita Baker turns 57 Gary Hooper turns 27 Torrey Smith turns 26 Nico Mirallegro turns 24 Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) Cameron Bright turns 22 Robby Novak turns 12 Paul Johansson turns 51 More January 26 Birthdays > January 26 History 2005 - Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post. 1926 - Television first demonstrated (John L Baird, London) 1802 - President Thomas Jefferson establishes the Library of Congress, currently the worlds largest library 1788 - First European settlers land in Australia; this date eventually became Australia Day 1340 - English King Edward III proclaimed King of France More January 26 History > This Day In Business 2006 - Western Union discontinues the use of its telegram service, a service made useless with the invention of the telephone, fax machine, and internet. This Day In Entertainment 1988 - The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. This Day In Geography 1654 - The last Dutch base on Recife is conquered by Portuguese troops. This Day In Sports 1986 - The Chicago Bears dominate the Pats in Super Bowl XX. January 26th Holiday Republic Day (India) - Celebrates the Independence of India, when the Constitution of India became the governing document, in 1950.
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