FAMOUS DAILY

Famous Quote Said On January 11  And let me offer lesson number one about America: All great change in America begins at the dinner table.  - Ronald Reagan, 1989 Jan 11 Birthdays 1972 - Amanda Peet 1971 - Mary J. Blige 1962 - Kim Coles 1952 - Ben Crenshaw 1946 - Naomi Judd 1934 - Jean Chretien 1930 - Rod Taylor 1926 - Grant Tinker 1755 - Alexander Hamilton Jan 11 In History 1992 - Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa 1989 - 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc) 1935 - Amelia Earhart First Solo Ocean Flight 1864 - Surgeon General Warns Against Smoking 1759 - First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia This Day in Business1964 - The surgeon general, for the first time, announces that smoking causes lung caner - changing the tobacco industry forever. This Day in Entertainment  1935 - Amelia Earhart begins the first solo flight across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to California. This Day in Geography  1805 - The Michigan Territory of the U.S. was created This Day in Sports  1987 - The Drive - John Elway leads the Broncos to an overtime win over the Browns on a famous last minute drive. Today's HolidayIndependence Resistance Day (Morocco) - Celebrates Morocco's independence from the French.