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<u>TODAY IN HISTORY</u>
On Jan. 12, 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a huge offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe.
In 1773, the first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, S.C.
In 1932, Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that states could not discriminate against law-school applicants because of race.
In 1971, the groundbreaking situation comedy "All in the Family" premiered on CBS television.
In 1986, the shuttle Columbia blasted off with a crew that included the first Hispanic-American in space, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Luise Rainer is 95. Former South African President P.W. Botha is 89. Country singer Ray Price is 79. Singer Ruth Brown is 77. Singer Glenn Yarborough is 75. The Amazing Kreskin is 70. Country singer William Lee Golden (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 66. Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier is 61. Singer-musician George Duke is 59. Rock musician Cynthia Robinson (Sly and the Family Stone) is 59. Actor Anthony Andrews is 57. Movie director Wayne Wang is 56. Radio commentator Rush Limbaugh is 54. Actress Kirstie Alley is 54. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 53. Radio personality Howard Stern is 51. Rock musician Tom Ardolino (NRBQ) is 48. Rock musician Charlie Gillingham (Counting Crows) is 45. Actor Oliver Platt is 45. Rock singer Rob Zombie is 39. Rapper TBird (B-Rock and the Bizz) is 38. Model-actress Vendela is 38. Actress Farrah Forke is 37. Rock singer Zack de la Rocha is 35. Rapper Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) is 35. Singer Dan Haseltine (Jars of Clay) is 32. Rock musician Matt Wong (Reel Big Fish) is 32. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girls) is 31. Actor Will Rothhaar is 18. Actor Andrew Lawrence is 17.
Thought for Today: "That is happiness; to be dissolved into something completely great." ? Willa Cather, American author (1873-1947).
