Daily Calendar for Saturday, January 11, 2025

Events

• Alabama seceded from the Union– 1861
• Milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time, Brooklyn, NY– 1878
• Hudson Motor Company unveiled the first sedan-type car– 1913
• Pioneer aviatrix Amelia Earhart became the first woman to pilot solo from Hawaii to Mainland USA. She took off from Honolulu, reaching Oakland, CA, in 18 1/4 hours– 1935
• India and Pakistan annouced the designation of an exact border between the two countries to eliminate clashes– 1960
• The forerunner of the discotheques, the Whiskey A-Go-Go, opened on Sunset strip in Los Angeles, California and became the launching pad for many unkown stars like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and Otis Redding– 1963
• Dr. Luther Terry, the U.S. Surgeon General, issued the first government report saying that smoking was hazardous to one’s health– 1964
• Baseball’s American League adopted the “designated hitter” rule which allows another player to bat for the pitcher– 1973
• National Ballet of Canada founder, Celia Franca, retired.– 1974
• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control published evidence that AIDS can be transmitted through blood tranfusions– 1984
• President Reagan bade the nation farewell in a nationally broadcast address from the Oval Office– 1989
• A 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California– 2010
• A 17-pound 1-ounce ocean whitefish was caught at Hurricane Bank, off California and Mexico– 2011