Once Upon A Time – January 13 – 1785 – John Walter Publishes 1st Issue Of “The Times” Of London

532 – Nika riots begin in Constantinople, revolt against Emperor Justinian I, prompted by chariot racing

1785 – John Walter publishes 1st issue of “The Times” of London

1943 – Adolf Hitler declares “Total War” against the Allies

1970 – Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu flees Biafra into exile, leaving his deputy Philip Effiong to surrender to the Nigerian army, unofficially ending the Nigerian Civil War

2000 – Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position

More Historical Events

In Music

1976 – Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NYC Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of “La Traviata”

In Sport

1972 – Bernice Gera wins anti-discrimination case against the National Baseball Congressl, initiated March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire

More Facts…

1930 – “Mickey Mouse” comic strip 1st appears

1842 – Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for (reputedly) being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.

Famous Weddings

1958 – American actress Jayne Mansfield (24) weds Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (32) at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; divorce in 1964

1992 – MLB baseball right fielder Sammy Sosa (23) weds Sonia Rodriguez