Today in history
By The Associated Press
Today is Monday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2008. There are 352 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 14, 1784, the United States ratified a peace treaty with England, ending the Revolutionary War.
On this date:
In 1639, the first constitution of Connecticut - the "Fundamental Orders" - was adopted.
In 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French General Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime conference in Casablanca.
In 1952, NBC's "Today" show premiered, with Dave Garroway as the host, or "communicator," as he was officially known.
In 1963, George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with a pledge of "segregation forever."
In 1968, the Green Bay Packers of the NFL defeated the AFL's Oakland Raiders, 33-14, in Super Bowl II.
In 1969, 27 people aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise were killed in an explosion that ripped through the ship off Hawaii.
In 1970, Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
Ten years ago: Whitewater prosecutors questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton at the White House for 10 minutes about the gathering of FBI background files on past Republican political appointees. (Sources quoted the first lady as saying she knew nothing about any such collection of files.)
Five years ago: Kmart Corp. announced its biggest round of cutbacks yet, saying it would close 326 more stores and eliminate 37,000 more jobs in hopes of getting out of bankruptcy by the end of April 2003. (Kmart emerged from Chapter 11 protection in May 2003.)
One year ago: President Bush, facing opposition from both parties over his plan to send more troops to Iraq, said on CBS' "60 Minutes" that he had the authority to act no matter what Congress wanted.
Today's Birthdays: CBS commentator Andy Rooney is 89. Blues singer Clarence Carter is 72. Country singer Billie Jo Spears is 71. Singer Jack Jones is 70. Actress Faye Dunaway is 67. Actress Holland Taylor is 65. Actor Carl Weathers is 60. Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 60. Movie writer-director Lawrence Kasdan is 59. Rock singer Geoff Tate is 49. Movie writer-director Steven Soderbergh is 45. Actor Mark Addy is 44. Fox News Channel anchorman Shepard Smith is 44. Rapper Slick Rick is 43. Actor Dan Schneider is 42. Actress Emily Watson is 41. Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes is 41. Rock musician Zakk Wylde is 41. Rapper-actor LL Cool J is 40. Actor Jason Bateman is 39. Rock singer-musician Dave Grohl is 39. Actress Jordan Ladd is 33. Rock musician Joe Guese is 25.
Thought for Today: "If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind." - John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (1806-1873).