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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1963: Dave Foley - Kids in the Hall
- 1962: Julia Ormond - Legends of the Fall
- 1960: Michael Stipe - R.E.M.
- 1943: Doris Kearns Goodwin - Historian
Famous Deaths
- 1965: T.S. Eliot - Author
Music Chart Toppers
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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January 4 2007
2007: The 110th congress convenes with Nancy Pelosi as the first ever woman Speaker of the House.
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The 2000s
- 2006: Israel prime minister, Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke and his power was transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert.
January 4 1998
1998: The Great Ice Storm of 1998 struck Eastern Ontario, Quebec and other parts of eastern North America, it would continue until January 10 and cause much damage.
The 1990s
- 1994: With Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House, the 104th congress convened and with the first Republican majority since Dwight D. Eisenhower was President.
The 1970s
- 1974: President Richard Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
The 1950s
- 1958: Sir Edmund Hillary became the first overland explorer to reach the South Pole since 1912.
- 1951: Korean War: Seoul, South Korea is captured by North Korea and Chinese troops.