Chinese police rescue 37 babies in trafficking bust

CNN)Police rescued 37 babies and a 3-year-old girl after busting a child trafficking ring in eastern China's Shandong province, reported the state-run China Central Television.

The newborn babies, many suffering from HIV/AIDS and malnutrition, were sold for between 50,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan ($8,000 to $12,912 dollars). The boys fetched higher prices than girls, according to the online video report published on Tuesday.

Today in Histroy

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar

1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    1759 – The British Museum opens.

1933 – A twelve-year-old girl experiences the first Marian apparition of Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium.

1936 – The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.

1943 – The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

1966 – The Nigerian First Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.

1970 – Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders.

1991 – The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.

1991 – Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.

2007 – Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.

2009 – US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. All passengers and crew members survive.

Quote of the Day

·         Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

·         Albert Einstein

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.

Quote of Day

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

John D. Rockefeller