Today In History Spotlights Jan. 8, 1815, The Battle of New Orleans is Fought

Today’s History Spotlight

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The Battle of Princeton, New Jersey is fought. The previous week, George Washington and Continental forces crossed the Delaware River during the early morning hours on Christmas Day.

They then secured a victory at Trenton, capturing roughly 900 Hessian mercenaries. At Princeton, the Continental Army attacked the British forces of Charles Mawhood and Charles Cornwallis, winning a victory and boosting American morale.

What Happened On This Day – January 8

1994 Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov begins his record spaceflight. Polyakov stayed aboard the Mir space station for a record-breaking 437 days and 18 hours.
1959 Charles de Gaulle becomes president of France. His right-wing political ideology, Gaullism, still influences French politics today.
1912 The African National Congress (ANC) is founded. The ANC, whose most famous member is Nelson Mandela, played an important role in the fight against the South African apartheid regime and it is now the country’s governing political party.
1889 Computer pioneer Herman Hollerith patents his punched card calculator. His invention paved the way for modern automatic computation.
1790 George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address. The U.S. president typically uses this annual speech to outline his political agenda.

Births On This Day – January 8

1967 R. Kelly – American singer-songwriter, producer, actor
1947 David Bowie – English singer-songwriter, producer, actor
1942 Stephen Hawking – English physicist, author
1935 Elvis Presley – American singer, guitarist, actor
1934 Jacques Anquetil – French cyclist

Deaths On This Day – January 8

1996 François Mitterrand – French politician, 21st President of France
1990 Terry-Thomas – British actor
1976 Zhou Enlai – Chinese politician, 1st Premier of the People’s Republic of China
1942 Joseph Franklin Rutherford – American lawyer, religious leader
1642 Galileo Galilei – Italian astronomer, physicist

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Garrett Smith is a writer for NRN and recent graduate from Western Carolina University. He is a history major with a minor in political science. As a Conservative, Smith believes that the Left has taken over America's education system, which means they now control its history. To make their fellow Americans feel guilty, they often invoke a feeling of "American Shame" in students, indoctrinating them with radical, un-American ideas. It is Smith's goal to teach Americans the true history of America, and along with this, use its history to explain what makes us great.