1990 - "Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV
1984 - Madonna first sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand
1979 - President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
1942 - President Roosevelt signs into law Japanese detention
1914 - Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords
This Day In Business
1976 - Ted Turner, the advertising billboard business icon who would later launch CNN - takes over as the CEO of the Atlanta Braves.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall.
1922 - The acropolis city of Acrocorinth is captured by Greek forces during the Greek War of Independence.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins complete the perfect season, winning the Super Bowl and finishing 17-0.
January 14th Holiday
National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand) - Promotes the conservation of national forests and fights against deforestation.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He played the character Nick Van Owen in the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the January 14 Birthday Horoscope.
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