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“Born Today” Jason Wahler (30) Aja Naomi King (32) Ashley Taylor Dawson (35) Jamelia (36) Devin Ratray (40) Nadia Turner (40) Rockmond Dunbar (44) Marc Blucas (45) Amanda Peet (45) Christian Jacobs (45) Tom Rowlands (46) Mary J. Blige (46) Kyle Richards (48) Yolanda Foster (53) Kim Coles (55) Alyson Reed (59) Vicki Peterson (59) Naomi Judd (71) Alfonso Arau (85) Alexander Hamilton (RIP) “Died Today” Carl David Anderson (Born: December 3, 1905 / Died: January 11, 1991) Anita Ekberg (Born: September 29, 1931 / Died: January 11, 2015) "Movies" 1991 - Lionheart 1991 - Not Without My Daughter 1991 - Ski School 1995 - Higher Learning “Music” 1963 - The Beatles’ hit “Please Please Me” released in the UK 1969 - “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” remained the #1 song 1971 - The band Chicago released their album Chicago III 1975 - Ringo Starr was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Only You” 1986 - Lionel Richie stayed #1 with “Say You, Say Me” 1992 - Nirvana’s album Nevermind was #1 1992 - “Black or White” by Michael Jackson was the top song 1997 - “Un-Break My Heart” ruled the charts 1997 - No Doubt’s album Tragic Kingdom was the #1 album “TV/Radio” 1947 - "Murder and Mrs. Malone" debuted on ABC radio. 1974 - The final episode of Love, American Style aired 1995 - The WB Television Network launched 1998 - The 24th People’s Choice Awards were held and broadcasted on CBS 1999 - The 26th American Music Awards were held “Other Important Events...” Today is National Milk Day 1878 - In New York, milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time by Alexander Campbell. 1902 - "Popular Mechanics" magazine was published for the first time. 1913 - The first sedan-type car was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City. The car was manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company. 1935 - Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California. 1943 - The United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extraterritorial rights in China. 1964 - U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard. 1973 - The Open University awarded its first degrees. 1973 - Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis. 2000 - The merger between AOL and Time Warner was approved by the U.S. government with restrictions. 2000 - The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the second Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative stamp in a ceremony at The Wall. 2001 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved the merger of America Online and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner.