This Day In History January 20th Highlights
Notable events on January 20 include the 1802 first officially recognized basketball game at Springfield YMCA, Nixon’s 1969 presidential inauguration and 1973 second term, 1972 airline hijacking resolved with $50,000 ransom, and notable births Joseph Hoffman and Patricia Neal. The moon phase and astrological notes accompany the historical recaps.
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Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Joseph Hoffman
Patricia Neal
YMCA
Springfield
Mass
James Naismith
King George V of
Britain
Richard Milhous Nixon
United States
Air Force Aid
Colorado
Cold weather blamed for six-inch water main break
A six inch water main broke at Leslie and North Main in Bonham at 2 57 a m Thursday. City manager Dan Mize said cold weather caused the break. Crews restored service by 4 30 to 5 a m.
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Leslie
North Main
Dan Mize
HEW probes Texas A&I sex discrimination case
In Texas Kingsville a HEW inquiry tackles whether Esther Pena was dropped from the Texas A&I women’s basketball team for sex discrimination after she removed her bra. Officials say Pena was removed shortly after the incident, with male athletes not similarly restricted.
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Kingsville
Tex
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Texas A&i
Esther Pena
Dallas Hew
Weather outlook for Bonham warm through Friday
Fair and warmer through Friday in Bonham. Today's high around 60, tonight's low near 30. Gusty light and variable wind.
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Bonham
Carter Takes Oath as 39th President of the United States
Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th president with Chief Justice Burger administering the oath. He calls for a new spirit and shared effort to pursue humility, unity, and progress, pledging to fight poverty, ignorance, and injustice while pursuing world peace and nuclear disarmament.
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Jimmy Carter
USS
Warren Burger
Walter Mondale
Thomas O'Neill
Carter
Georgia weighs nickname shift from Peach to Peanut State
Georgia legislators debated renaming the state from Peach State to Peanut State as Senator Jimmy Paulk's proposal stirred division. Supporters cited peanuts and poultry economics while opponents joked about poultry and pines and considered alternative symbols such as a chicken in a pine tree with a peanut.
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Atlanta
APD
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Hugh Carter
Plains
Senate
Jimmy Paulk
Fitzgerald
General Assembly
Howard Overby
Gainesville
Don Ballard
Covington
Jimmy Lester
Augusta
Overby
Paulk
Southwestern Bell Loses Rate Battle in Texas Court
A Texas district court upheld the Texas Public Utility Commission's decision denying Southwestern Bell's request to raise rates by 2983 million. Bell had sought rehearing after the PUC allowed only 57.8 million, arguing the ruling confiscated property and would cause irreparable losses. Judge Meyers refused to set aside the order.
Carter Sworn In On Mother's Bible With Micah Admonition
President Jimmy Carter takes the oath on a Bible given by his mother. He opens it to a Micah verse described as a nameless admonition urging justice mercy and faithful living. The reading marks a symbolic moment at the inauguration.
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Carter
Lillian
Washington
United States
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Micah
Plains Supporters Ride Peanut Special to Inauguration
A special 18 car train dubbed the Peanut Special carried Jimmy Carter supporters from Plains Georgia to Washington for his inauguration. The 386 passengers arrived at Union Station at 7 04 a m after a 17 hour trip that was largely lively and social with a New Orleans piano in the lounge car and long dinner waits. The train, delayed to Fitzgerald but made up time, drew cheers from crowds along Georgia towns and featured a dining menu including red Snapper and Georgia ham.
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Washington
UPL
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Union Station
Plains
Hermann Talmadge
Chicago
Amtrak
Fitzgerald
Florence
S.C
Americus
Ellaville
South Georgia
New Orleans
Mcsneer
Bloomington
Calif
Ford
N.J
Nixon, M
Lockhart
Tes
The
Historical Society
Brooklyn
N.Y
Carter
Daniels Declines Inaugural Soft Music Request
Country rock star Charlie Daniels rejects an organizer's demand for soft cocktail music at Jimmy Carter's inaugural reception. He vows to preserve his hard edged act ending with The South's Gonna Do It Again and sends defiant remarks about Washington etiquette. Daniels praises Carter for support but says he seeks no favors beyond a good presidency.
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Nashville
Tenn
UPI
Charlie Daniels
Jimmy Carter
Daniels
Washington
Martns
Danels
Carter
Carter Post Office Swamped With Mail
In Carter Oklahoma requests pour in for inaugural day postmarks from residents across many states. Postmaster Emma Lou Stringer and clerk Evelyn Normand work to process the surge, with careful attention to stamp alignment for clear postmarks. The rush begins with requests tied to a commemorative Inauguration Day mark.
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Emma Lou Stringer
Evelyn Normand
Oklahoma
Legislator Calls Congress Vote On Pay Raise
Beverly Hills reports Rep. John Rhodes says he feels sleazy about a 28 percent pay raise and urges Congress to vote on it rather than approve automatically. Rhodes criticizes withholding a vote, noting lawmakers should decide the raise openly.
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Congress
Beverly Hills
Calif
UPL
John Rhodes
Rhodes
R-Aziz
Citrus Growers Convention
House of Representatives
Former Bonham Inaugural Today
Betsy Parker Jr. and her husband Sterkel receive an inaugural honor as part of a local ceremony in Bonham. The event highlights community figures and marks a notable civic recognition for residents Betsy Parker Jr. and Sterkel.
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Bonham
Mrv. Oo Parker, Jr
Betsy
Sterkel
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Philip Bailey
Texas
Laredo, Tex
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Big Laredo
Mexico
Laredo
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
Reynosa
McAllen
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Falfurrias
Miguel Aleman
Canton
Department of Public Safety
DPS
James Milton Roberson
Brownsboro
Roberson
Myrtle Springs
Bryan, Tex
Texas A&m University
Brazos County
Grand Jury
Walter Joe Coleman
Lawrence Baugh
College Station
Baugh
Navasota
Texas A&m English
Lubbock, Tex
Railroad Commission
Public Utility Commission
Alan R Erwin
Dallas
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Filay
Republic
America
Pennsylvania Avenue
US Capitol
White House
Baton Rouge
Jimmy
Peanut
Southwestern Bell
Arthur Fiedler
Frank Siastra
Carter, Okla
Carter Post Office
Mrs. Stringer
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