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Holidays and Observances
- Roman Empire - Festival of Pax
- Tenth Day of Christmas
Famous Birthdays
- 1981: Eli Manning - New York Giants
- 1975: Danica McKellar - The Wonder Years
- 1956: Mel Gibson - Braveheart
- 1939: Bobby Hull - Chicago Blackhawks
- 1892: J.R.R. Tolkien - Author
Famous Deaths
- 2008: Natasha Collins - Children's Host
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: National Treasure Book of Secrets - Cage
- 2007: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller
- 2006: The Chronicles of Narnia - Georgie Henley
- 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
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The 2000s
- 2009: Israeli troops enter the Gaza Strip for the beginning of a ground invasion.
- 2008: In the first big test of the 2008 Election, Barack Obama wins the 2008 Iowa Caucus.
- 2000: Charles M. Schulz produces his final Peanuts comic.
January 3 1993
1993: During an NFL playoff match the Buffalo Bills performed the greatest comeback of alltime to defeat the Houston Oilers
The 1990s
- 1990: Ousted Panama leader, Manuel Noriega surrendered to the United States.
The 1950s
- 1959: Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law Alaska to become the 49th state.
The 1920s
- 1924: Two years after the Tomb of Tutankhamun was found, on this day Howard Carter discovered the solid gold sarcophagus containing the mummy of King Tut.
The 1880s
- 1833: The Falkland Islands are taken under control by the British.
The 1500s
- 1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated from The Roman Catholic Church.
- 2009: Israeli troops enter the Gaza Strip for the beginning of a ground invasion.