Two things today:
1903: Orville Wright pilots the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk
1989: The Simpsons premiere on Fox with “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” .
I’ll let you think about which is more significant.
35 years ago today (1991, for those who don’t want to do math), the Persian Gulf War started.
On this day (January 24) in 1972, locals in Guam captured Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi, who had been hiding since America captured the island in 1944.
If you don’t want to do the math, this is 28 years, y’all.
40 years ago today the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.
161 years ago today (Jan 31st, 1865), the 13th Amendment was passed, barring slavery.