JANUARY 8 | Birthdays and Events
Notable Birthdays for January 8
John Carroll (1735-1815) - Founder of Georgetown University.
Lowell Mason (1792-1872) - Composer who wrote Joy to the World.
George Childress (1804-1841) - Lawyer who authored the Texas Declaration of Independence.
George Webb Morell (1815-1883) - Major General for the Union Army.
Fanny Bullock Workman (1859-1925) - One of the first female mountaineers.
Frank Nelson Doubleday (1862-1934) - Founded the Doubleday Publishing Company.
Emily Greene Balch (1867-1961) - Economist won a Nobel Prize for her work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Carl Rogers (1902-1987) -Psychologist considered to be a founding father of psychotherapy research .
Evelyn Wood (1909-1995) - Educator who is known for making speed reading popular.
Elvis Presley (1935-1977) - Nicknamed the King of Rock-N-Roll.
Bob Eubanks (1938-Still Living) - Game show host of The Newlywed Game.
Robby Krieger (1946-Still Living) - Founding member of the rock band the Doors.
Memorable Events for January 8
1790 - George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in NY City.
1806 - Explorer William Clark views a 105-foot whale skeleton on Cannon Beach.
1828 - The Democratic Party is organized in the U.S.
1833 - Boston Academy of Music becomes the first music school established in the U.S.
1835 - President Jackson announces the national debt is zero.
1867 - Congress passes a bill to allow Black men to vote in Washington, D.C.
1877 - Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the U.S. Cavalry.
1889 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for the punched card calculator.
1902 - The first National Bowling Championship is held in Chicago.
1918 - Mississippi becomes first state to ratify the 18th Amendment (prohibition of alcohol).
1964 - President Johnson declares a War on Poverty.
1988 - HP introduces the Advanced Scientific Calculator.
2002 - President Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law.
