Holidays and Observances
- Tanzania - Zanzibar Revolution Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1965: Rob Zombie - White Zombie
- 1964: Jeff Bezos - Amazon.com founder
- 1951: Kirstie Alley - Cheers
- 1944: Joe Frazier - Boxer
Famous Deaths
- 1976: Agatha Christie - Author
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: The Bucket List - Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman
- 2007: Stomp the Yard - Columbus Short
- 2006: Hostel - Jay Hernandez
- 2005: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2004: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
- 1998: Titanic - Leonardo DiCaprio The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 65 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 55 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 54 PTS
- Marc Savard, Boston Bruins - 52 PTS
- Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks - 50 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - San Jose Sharks: (31 - 5 - 5)
- 2009: Jeff Carter, PHI - 29 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 25 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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January 12 Historical Events
The 1990s
- 1998: 19 European nations sign a treaty banning human cloning.
- 1991: The U.S. House of Representatives voted 250-183 and the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to give George H.W. Bush authorization to use force against Iraq after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.
The 1970s
- 1971: The popular and controversial All in the Family premiers on CBS.
The 1910s
- 1915: After President Woodrow Wilson insisted women take their complaints to individual states and not the federal government the "Woman's Right to Vote" was rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The 1800s
- 1879: The Anglo Zulu War begins as the British invade Zululand.
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January 12 2009 in 100 Seconds
- TPMTV: The Day in 100 Seconds (Time: 1:51)
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January 12 Liveblog
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