January 8

Today in History
• 1815 - The Battle of New Orleans began
• 1856 - Borax (hydrated sodium borate) was discovered by Dr. John Veatch
• 1877 - Crazy Horse fought a final battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana
• 1889 - Tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith later became IBM
• 1900 - U.S. President McKinley placed Alaska under military rule
• 1916 - During World War I, the final withdrawal of Allied troops from Gallipoli took place
• 1935 - The spectrophotometer was patented by A.C. Hardy
• 1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty."


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Argyle Day
• National Bubble Bath Day
• National English Toffee Day
• National Snuggle a Chicken Day
• National Sunday Supper Day
• Unknown Citizens’ Day
• War on Poverty Day
• World Typing Day

Birthdays
• 1081 - Henry V, Roman German king/emperor
• 1587 - Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer, discovered sunspots
• 1767 - Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, 1822-28
• 1786 - Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of U.S. 1st effective central bank
• 1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer, evolution
• 1836 - Fannie M Jackson, pioneer and educator, 1st U.S. Black woman college grad
• 1862 - Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder, Doubleday and Co
• 1942 - Stephen Hawking, English physicist