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- 1946: Diane Keaton - The Godfather
- 1942: Charlie Rose - Journalist
- 1931: Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
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Famous Deaths
- 1998: Sonny Bono - Former Congressman
- 1939: Amelia Earhart - Missing Aviator declared dead
- 1933: Calvin Coolidge - 30th President of the USA
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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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2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 60 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 53 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 50 PTS
- Marc Savard, Boston Bruins - 49 PTS
- Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils - 46 PTS
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NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2008: NHL - San Jose Sharks: (29 - 4 - 5)
- 2008: Jeff Carter, PHI - 27 Goals
- 2008: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 23 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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- 2004: Former Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose publicly admits to gambling on baseball during his career.
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The 1920s
- 1920: The New York Yankees announce that they have purchased Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for a total of $125,000.
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The 1800s
- 1896: Wilhelm Roentgen X-Ray invention is first reported in Austria.
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January 5 2009 in 100 Seconds
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January 5 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Marathon Kissing (2000)
- The Daily Show: Prayer in the House (2005)
- The Daily Show: Coots (2006)
