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TODAY - Jan 09, 2026

Thought of the Day

"A nation's strength is ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others."

Today's Birthday

George Balanchine
George Balanchine Choreographer, Russian(1904)

A Russian choreographer, and co-founder of the New York City Ballet.

 
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir Novelist, French(1908)

A French novelist, critic and feminist.

 
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef Actor, American(1925)

An American film actor.

 
Joan Baez
Joan Baez Folk Singer, American(1941)

An American folk singer, musician and activist

 
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon Politician, American(1913)

The second youngest vice president in U.S. history and the President of the U.S (1969-1974).

This day in History

1839

French painter L.J.M. Daguerre announces to the French Academy of Arts and Science the first practical photographic process.

1861

Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union.

1920

Alexander Fleming, pioneers use penicillin at St. Mary's hospital in London.

1929

The Seeing Eye is started in Nashville, Tenn, to train guide dogs for the blind.

1951

The United Nations headquarters opens.

2006

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" becomes the longest-running show in Broadway history

Man who made the difference

Richard Nixon (1913-1994)

Richard Nixon

The second youngest vice president in U.S. history and the President of the U.S (1969-1974), was born on January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California, United States. He served as the vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1968, he served as the President of United States in one of the closest presidential elections in the history of nation. As a President, he increased the number of female appointments in his administration. He pushed for the Clean Air Act of 1970s and also established two new agencies The department of natural resources and Environmental Protection agency. In 1972, he was re-elected as the President. In his second term of Presidency, he resigned to avoid impeachment due to the Watergate scandal. He died on April 22, 1994, New York City, New York, United States.


Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal