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Today in History: January 7

1610
Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede

1865
Cheyenne and Sioux warriors attack Julesburg, Colo., in retaliation for the Sand Creek Massacre.

1934
Six thousand pastors in Berlin defy the Nazis insisting that they will not be silenced.

1975
Vietnamese troops take Phuoc Binh in new full-scale offensive.

1979
Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge are overthrown when Vietnamese troops seize the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

1980
US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation providing $1.5 billion in loans to salvage Chrysler Corporation.

1985
Japan launches its first interplanetary spacecraft, Sakigake, the first deep space probe launched by any nation other than the US or the USSR.

1990
Safety concerns over structural problems force the Leaning Tower of Pisa to be closed to the public.

1999
The impeachment trial of US President Bill Clinton opens in the US Senate.

2021
Arizona is now the COVID-19 “hotspot of the world" according to local health officials with an average of 118.3 new cases per 100,000 people

2023
Republican Kevin McCarthy finally elected Speaker of the US House of representatives after 15 ballots, the most rounds of voting since 1860

Born on January 7

1948
Kenny Loggins, singer, songwriter; half of Loggins and Messina duo.

1957
Katie Couric, journalist, author; has hosted news and talk shows on all three major TV networks.

1963
Rand Paul American politician (Senate-R-Kentucky 2011-), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

JOTD

I think my family is racist

I've been nervous for weeks, but I finally decided to introduce them to my Spanish girlfriend
My kids refused to talk to her and my wife started crying and told me to pack my things