| 1521 |
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Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Catholic Church. |
| 1777 |
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General George Washington defeats the British led by British General Lord Charles Cornwallis, at Princeton, New Jersey. |
| 1861 |
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Delaware rejects a proposal that it join the South in seceding from the Union. |
| 1903 |
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The Bulgarian government renounces the Treaty of Commerce tying it to the Austro-Hungarian empire. |
| 1910 |
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The Social Democratic Congress in Germany demands universal suffrage. |
| 1912 |
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Plans are announced for a new $150,000 Brooklyn stadium for the Trolley Dodgers baseball team. |
| 1916 |
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Three armored Japanese cruisers are ordered to guard the Suez Canal. |
| 1920 |
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The last of the U.S. troops depart France. |
| 1921 |
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Italy halts the issuing of passports to those emigrating to the United States. |
| 1924 |
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King Tutankhamen’s sarcophagus is uncovered near Luxor, Egypt. |
| 1930 |
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The second conference on Germany’s war reparations begins at the Hague, in the Netherlands. |
| 1931 |
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Hundreds of farmers storm a small town in depression-plagued Arkansas demanding food. |
| 1933 |
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The Japanese take Shuangyashan, China, killing 500 Chinese. |
| 1946 |
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President Harry S. Truman calls on Americans to spur Congress to act on the on-going labor crisis. |
| 1958 |
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The British create the West Indies Federation with Lord Hailes as governor general. |
| 1959 |
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Alaska is admitted into the Union as the 49th and largest state. |
| 1959 |
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Fidel Castro takes command of the Cuban army. |
| 1961 |
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The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba. |
| 1966 |
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Cambodia warns the United Nations of retaliation unless the United States and South Vietnam end intrusions. |
| 1978 |
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North Vietnamese troops reportedly occupy 400 square miles in Cambodia. North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops were using Laos and Cambodia as staging areas for attacks against allied forces. |
| 1985 |
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President Ronald Reagan condemns a rash of arson attacks on abortion clinics. |
| Born on January 3 |
| 106 BC |
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Marcus Cicero, Roman statesman and author. |
| 1621 |
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William Tucker, believed to be first African-American born in the New World. |
| 1793 |
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Lucretia Coffin Mott, women’s rights advocate and founder of the first Women’s Rights Convention. |
| 1901 |
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Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnamese president assassinated by his own generals. |
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