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• 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks.
• 1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California.
• 1854 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas .
• 1893 - The Independent Labor Party of the UK has its first meeting.
• 1898Events January 1 New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. January 13 Emile Zola's J'accus - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affairThe Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal which divided France for many years during the late 19th century. It centered on the 1894 treason conviction of Alfred Dreyfus a Jewish artillery officer in the French army. Dreyfus was, in fact, innocent: the co.
• 1935Events January January 1 Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 World War II: Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppo - A plebiscite in SaarlandFlag Statistics Capital: Saarbrucken Area:2570 km² Inhabitants:1,080,000 2000 pop. density:420 people/km² Homepage:http://www. de/ ISO 3166-2:DE-SL Politics Minister-President: Peter Muller ( CDU) Ruling party: CDU Map With an area of 2570 km² and 1. shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east.
• 1942 - Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
• 1953 - Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugoslavia.
• 1957 - Wham-O Company produces the first Frisbee.
• 1966 - Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
• 1972 - Prime Minister of Ghana, Dr Kofi Busia's ousted in bloodless military coup.
• 1982 - Shortly after takeoff, an Air Florida jumbojet crashes into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78.
• 1989 - The final episode of the American soap opera Ryan's Hope is aired, ending a 14-year run on the network.
• 1990 - L. Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
• 1991 - Soviet military troops attacked Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius.
• 1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
• 1998 - ABC and ESPN negotiate a $1.15 billion a season contract to keep Monday Night Football.
• 1999 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls basketball team announces his retirement (for the second time -- he has since rescinded his retirement).
• 2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador. More than 5,000 deaths.
• 2002 - US President George W. Bush faints after choking on a pretzel.