Today in Histroy

January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar

1639

The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.

1784

The United States ratified treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.

  1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

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1953

Tito formally became the first president of the Republic of Yugoslavia.

 

1963

George Wallace sworn in as Alabama's governor, promising "segregation forever."

1973

The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to go undefeated and have a perfect season by beating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

1990

The Simpsons premiered on television.

2004 – The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

2008

Bobby Jindal takes office as governor of Louisiana as the first elected Indian-American governor of the U.S.