In History – Michigan admitted as 26th State

TODAY IN HISTORY - January 26th:

1784 - Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
1837 - Michigan admitted as 26th US state
1920 - Former Ford Motor Co. executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
2005 - Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post.
2006 - Western Union discontinues its telegram service

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1880 - Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock Ark, US General (WW II), (d. 1964)
1925 - Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
1958 - Ellen DeGeneres, comediene (Ellen Morgan-Ellen), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1961 - Wayne Gretzky, Brantford Ont, NHL great scorer (Oiler, King, Rangers)

GOODBYE TO:

1949 - Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65
1962 - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies of a heart attack at 65

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