Sunday, January 13, 2013

This Week In History


Jan. 13, 1955 - Chase National and the Bank of Manhattan merge.
Jan. 14, 1741 - Benedict Arnold is born.
Jan. 15, 1965 - Sir Winston Churchill suffers a severe stroke.
Jan. 16, 1991 - The Persian Gulf War began.
Jan. 17, 1706 - Benjamin Franklin was born.
Jan. 18, 1778 - Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands.
Jan. 19, 1937 - Howard Hughes flew from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
Jan. 20 - 1 U.S. president begins his 4th term and 2 U.S. presidents began their first term on this day - Do you know which ones?

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