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{{*mp}} [[1951]] – [[Korean War]]: [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] and [[North Korea]]n troops '''[[Third Battle of Seoul|captured Seoul]]'''. |
{{*mp}} [[1951]] – [[Korean War]]: [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] and [[North Korea]]n troops '''[[Third Battle of Seoul|captured Seoul]]'''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1973]] – '''''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''''', the longest running [[sitcom]] in the world, premiered as an episode of the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''. |
{{*mp}} [[1973]] – '''''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''''', the longest running [[sitcom]] in the world, premiered as an episode of the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1998]] – A '''[[North American ice storm of 1998|massive ice storm]]''' struck eastern [[Canada]] and the northeastern [[United States]], eventually killing over 30 people, injuring over 340 others, and causing |
{{*mp}} [[1998]] – A '''[[North American ice storm of 1998|massive ice storm]]''' struck eastern [[Canada]] and the northeastern [[United States]], eventually killing over 30 people, injuring over 340 others, and causing extensive damage to the area's electrical infrastructure. |
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{{*mp}} [[2006]] – [[Prime Minister of Israel]] '''[[Ariel Sharon]]''' ''(pictured)'' suffered a severe [[hemorrhagic stroke]], leaving [[Ehud Olmert]] as Acting Prime Minister. |
{{*mp}} [[2006]] – [[Prime Minister of Israel]] '''[[Ariel Sharon]]''' ''(pictured)'' suffered a severe [[hemorrhagic stroke]], leaving [[Ehud Olmert]] as Acting Prime Minister. |
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Revision as of 22:07, 6 January 2011
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January 4: Independence Day in Burma (1948)
- 1885 – Sino-French War: French troops under General François Oscar de Négrier defeated a numerically superior Chinese force at Nui Bop in northern Vietnam.
- 1912 – The Boy Scout Association was incorporated throughout the then British Empire by royal charter.
- 1951 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean troops captured Seoul.
- 1973 – Last of the Summer Wine, the longest running sitcom in the world, premiered as an episode of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse.
- 1998 – A massive ice storm struck eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, eventually killing over 30 people, injuring over 340 others, and causing extensive damage to the area's electrical infrastructure.
- 2006 – Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon (pictured) suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke, leaving Ehud Olmert as Acting Prime Minister.