January 9th, 2009

Today in History

1977:
Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders defeat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14.

1956:
First "Dear Abby" column appears in newspapers.

1937:
The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States.

1905:
According to the Julian Calendar which was used at the time, Russian workers stage a march on the Winter Palace that ends in the massacre by Czarist troops known as Bloody Sunday, setting off the Russian Revolution of 1905.

1857:
Fort Tejon earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.9