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11th January 1964: US Surgeon General publishes groundbreaking report on the health effects of tobacco smoking

The report drew three main conclusions focused on the effect of smoking on the functioning of the respiratory system.

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10th January 1776: Thomas Paine publishes the pamphlet Common Sense advocating American independence

The 47-page pamphlet is credited with having a dramatic impact on public opinion in the colonies, and helped to consolidate the idea of independent republicanism.

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9th January 1861: Star of the West fired upon by South Carolina batteries as it approached Fort Sumter

As Star of the West approached Fort Sumter on the morning of 9 January it was met with cannon shots from cadet George E. Haynsworth on nearby Morris Island.

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8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.

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7th January 1979: Cambodian leader Pol Pot overthrown

On the 7th January 1979 Pol Pot, the Cambodian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, was overthrown when Vietnamese forces captured the capital city Phnom Penh.

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6th January 1975: Led Zeppelin banned from Boston after fans run riot at Boston Garden arena

Fans of the rock band Led Zeppelin rampaged through the Boston Garden arena, causing thousands of dollars of damage.

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5th January 1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman in the United States to be sworn in as governor of a state

Ross later achieved another ‘first’ in 1933 when she was appointed Director of the U.S. Mint by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

  • 5th January 1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman in the United States to be sworn in as governor of a state
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4th January 1642: Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members

On the 4th January 1642, Charles I attempted and failed to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War and his own eventual execution for treason.

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3rd January 1961: USA cuts diplomatic relations with Cuba

On the 3rd January 1961, the United States of America severed its diplomatic relationship with Cuba and closed the American embassy in Havana.

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2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan

In response to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter brought the period of détente to an end.

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1st January 1942: Declaration by the United Nations agreed

On the 1st January 1942, the Declaration by the United Nations was agreed and signed by the representatives of four major Allied nations during the Second World War.

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31st December 1759: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease for St. James’s Gate Brewery

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease for the derelict St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin.

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30th December 1922: Foundation of the USSR

On the 30th December 1922, the USSR – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – was founded.

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29th December 1890: Lakota Sioux massacred at Wounded Knee

More than 150 Native Americans from the Lakota tribe were killed by U.S. soldiers in the Wounded Knee Massacre.

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