January 12: Unforgettable Moments That Shaped History

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On January 12, several unforgettable moments have taken place in history that have shaped the world we live in today. From historical events to pop culture milestones, join us as we take a look back at what happened on this date in history. Get ready to be amazed by the impact that these events have had on our world:

1773 First public museum established in north American colonies in Charlestown, South Carolina
1803 US Senate approves Thomas Jefferson's nomination of James Monroe and Robert Livingstone to negotiate purchase of New Orleans from France
1812 1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
1863 Confederate President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address
1896 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)
1906 Football rules committee legalizes forward pass
1908 A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
1913 After using other pseudonyms over the years, Josef Dzhugashvili signs himself as Stalin ("man of steel") in a letter to the newspaper Social Democrat
1915 US House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote
1933 US Congress recognizes the Philippines' independence
1937 Plough for laying submarine cable patented
1939 Timely Comics (later Marvel) founded by American publisher Martin Goodman in New York
1939 Timely Comics (later Marvel) founded by American publisher Martin Goodman in New York
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded with Martin Luther King Jr. as leader at Ebenezer Church in Atlanta
1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
1959 Berry Gordy Jr.'s Tamla Records (later Motown) begins operating in Detroit, Michigan
1962 Operation Ranch Hand begins, a US Air Force operation to spray South Vietnamese forests with defoliants such as Agent Orange
1966 "Batman", starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC
1967 Louisville, Kentucky draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1971 Congressional Black Caucus organizes
1979 Record blizzard strikes the US midwest killing over 100
1991 US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority to wage war against Iraq
1995 Murder trial against O.J. Simpson, begins in LA
2010 Earthquake devastates Haiti, killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
2017 US President Barack Obama in surprise presentation awards Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2023 US Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents