Holidays and Observances
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
Famous Birthdays
- 1984: Kristy Lee Cook - American Idol
- 1965: Dave Attell - Comedian
- 1961: Mark Messier - New York Rangers
- 1955: Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams
Famous Deaths
- 1862: John Tyler - 10th American President
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: Cloverfield - Michael Stahl-David
- 2007: Stomp the Yard - Columbus Short
- 2006: Brokeback Mountain - Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal
- 2005: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2004: Along Came Polly - Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller
- 1998: Titanic - Leonardo DiCaprio The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 69 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 59 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 57 PTS
- Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks - 55 PTS
- Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings - 54 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - San Jose Sharks: (33 - 6 - 5)
- 2009: Jeff Carter, PHI - 30Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 27 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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January 18 Historical Events
The 1990s
The 1960s
- 1967: The Boston Strangler, who murdered 13 people was sentenced to life in prison.
The 1910s
- 1919: The World War I peace conference opened at Versailles France.
Featured Video
January 18 Historical Articles
- BBC: Iraqi Scud missiles hit Israel (1991)
January 18 Moment of Zen
The Daily Show: From outer space we see a satellite and the planet Earth (2006)
The Daily Show: The Singing Senators (2001)
The Daily Show: Carrot Top (2000)
The Daily Show: Clinton Protests (1999)
The Daily Show: 9/11 Hearing (2005)
January 18 Liveblog
- 2009: Archived Liveblog
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