1944 - Eisenhower takes command of the allied invasion force in London
1939 - Comic strip "Superman" debuts
1919 - Volstead Act passes, beginning Prohibition
1777 - Independent Republic of Vermont asks recognition from Congress
1776 - General George Washington allows enlistment of free blacks
This Day In Business
1919 - The 18th Amendment, banning the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages becomes, becomes the law across the United States.
1980 - Paul McCartney is arrested for marijuana possession, and he spends 10 days in jail for the charge.
1909 - British explorer Ernest Shackleton discovers the magnetic South Pole.
1972 - The Dallas Cowboys win their first ever Super Bowl beating the Miami Dolphins 24 - 3.
January 16th Holiday
National Religious Freedom Day - Commemorates the adoption of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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