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January 12:

1838 – In order to avoid anti-Mormon persecution, Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr. and his followers fled Kirtland, Ohio for Far West, Missouri.

1872 – Yohannes IV (pictured) was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.

1967 – Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically frozen with intent of future resuscitation.

1970 – The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria capitulated, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

1971 – The American situation comedy All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as reactionary, bigoted, blue-collar worker Archie Bunker, was first broadcast on the CBS television network. The show broke ground in its depiction of issues previously deemed unsuitable for U.S. network television comedy.

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-{{*mp}} [[1966]] - '''''[[Batman]]''''' [[Batman (TV series)|the television series]], starring [[Adam West]], was first broadcast on the [[American Broadcasting Company]].
+{{*mp}} [[1969]] &ndash; [[United Kingdom|British]] [[rock band]] '''[[Led Zeppelin]]''' released their first [[album|record album]], ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin]]''.<!--Tagged with {{citation style}}
+{{*mp}} [[1808]] &ndash; The '''[[Wernerian Natural History Society]]''', a [[learned society]] interested in the broad field of [[natural history]], was founded in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].
+{{*mp}} [[1848]] &ndash; The [[Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848|Palermo rising]] in [[Sicily]] rises against the [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]] kingdom of the [[Two Sicilies]].
+{{*mp}} [[1932]] &ndash; Running in a special election, '''[[Hattie Caraway]]''' became the first woman elected to the [[United States Senate]].
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-{{*mp}} [[1838]] - In order to avoid anti-[[Mormon]] persecution, '''[[Joseph Smith, Jr.]]''' ''(pictured)'' and his followers fled [[Ohio]] for [[Missouri]].
+{{*mp}} [[1838]] &ndash; In order to avoid anti-[[Mormon]] persecution, [[Latter Day Saint movement]] founder '''[[Joseph Smith, Jr.]]''' and his followers fled [[Kirtland, Ohio|Kirtland]], [[Ohio]] for [[Far West, Missouri|Far West]], [[Missouri]].
+{{*mp}} [[1872]] &ndash; '''[[Yohannes IV of Ethiopia|Yohannes IV]]''' ''(pictured)'' was crowned [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Emperor]] of [[Ethiopia]] in [[Axum]], the first imperial [[coronation]] in that city in over 200 years.
-{{*mp}} [[1967]] - [[James Bedford]] became the first person to be '''[[Cryonics|cryonically frozen]]''' with intent of future resuscitation.
+{{*mp}} [[1967]] &ndash; Seventy-three-year-old [[psychology]] professor [[James Bedford]] became the first person to be '''[[Cryonics|cryonically frozen]]''' with intent of future resuscitation.
-{{*mp}} [[1969]] - [[United Kingdom|British]] [[rock band]] '''[[Led Zeppelin]]''' released their first [[album|record album]], ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin]]''.
-{{*mp}} [[1970]] - The self-proclaimed '''[[Biafra|Republic of Biafra]]''' in southeastern [[Nigeria]] capitulated, ending the [[Nigerian Civil War]].
+{{*mp}} [[1970]] &ndash; The self-proclaimed [[Biafra|Republic of Biafra]] in southeastern [[Nigeria]] capitulated, ending the '''[[Nigerian Civil War]]'''.
-{{*mp}} [[1971]] - The [[United States|American]] [[situation comedy]] '''''[[All in the Family]]''''', starring [[Carroll O'Connor]], was first broadcast on the [[CBS|CBS television network]]. It became the first show to depict controversial issues previously deemed unsuitable for [[Television network|network television]] [[comedy]].
+{{*mp}} [[1971]] &ndash; The [[United States|American]] [[situation comedy]] '''''[[All in the Family]]''''', starring [[Carroll O'Connor]] as [[reactionary]], [[Bigotry|bigoted]], [[blue-collar worker]] [[Archie Bunker]], was first broadcast on the [[CBS|CBS television network]]. The show broke ground in its depiction of issues previously deemed unsuitable for U.S. [[Television network|network television]] [[comedy]].
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-Recent days: [[January 11]] &ndash; [[January 10]] &ndash; [[January 9]]
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