01-17-2006, 06:29 AM
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January 17th
1751 ~ Death of Tomaso Albinoni, Italian Composer.
1773 ~ Captain James Cook became the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.
1899 ~ Birthday of Nevil Shute, Author.
1942 ~ Birthday of Muhammad Ali, the world's greatest heavyweight Boxer.
1964 ~ Death of T.H. White, author.
1975 ~ Bob Dylan released Blood on the Tracks.
1977 ~ Gary Gilmore executed.
1985 ~ BT announced the retirement of Britain's famous red telephone boxes.
1991 ~ Operation Desert Storm began.
1998 ~ Paula Jones accused President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.
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