Right this moment is Friday, Jan. 10, the tenth day of 2025. There are 355 days left within the 12 months.
Right this moment in historical past:
On Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously printed his influential pamphlet, “Frequent Sense,” which argued for American independence from British rule.
Additionally on this date:
In 1860, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, collapsed and caught hearth, killing as many as 145 individuals.
In 1861, Florida turned the third state to secede from the Union previous to the Civil Warfare.
In 1863, the London Underground was born when the Metropolitan Railway, the world’s first underground passenger railway, opened to the general public with service between Paddington and Farringdon Road.
In 1920, the League of Nations was established because the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) went into impact.
In 1982, San Francisco 49ers receiver Dwight Clark caught a landing go from Joe Montana with 58 seconds left within the NFC Championship Sport; one of the well-known performs in NFL historical past, “The Catch” led the 49ers to a 28-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and a berth in Tremendous Bowl XVI, the place they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals for his or her first Tremendous Bowl victory.
Right this moment’s birthdays:
- Olympic decathlon gold medalist Invoice Toomey is 86.
- Singer Rod Stewart is 80.
- Rock singer-musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) is 77.
- Boxing Corridor of Famer George Foreman is 76.
- Singer Pat Benatar is 72.
- Corridor of Fame racing driver and workforce proprietor Bobby Rahal is 72.
- Actor-comedian Jemaine Clement is 51.
- Businessman Jared Kushner is 44.
