First Official Transcontinental Telephone Call
On January 25, 1915, the first official transcontinental telephone call from New York to San Francisco was made.
On January 25, 1915, the first official transcontinental telephone call from New York to San Francisco was made.
On January 20, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to be sworn in under the new rules of the 20th Amendment.
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.
American statesman Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury (now Franklin), New Hampshire on January 18, 1782.
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
On January 16, 1883, President Chester A. Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, making major changes to American Civil Service System.
On January 14, 1973, Elvis performed the first live worldwide broadcast concert – Aloha from Hawaii.
On January 12, 1962, American forces participated in their first major combat of the Vietnam War – Operation Chopper.
Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755 (or 57 – the year is unknown), in Nevis in the British West Indies.