Jan 29, 1936 – The first members of major league baseball’s Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY. 
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Jan 28, 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
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Jan 27, 1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., for “the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.”
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Jan 26, 1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia.
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Jan 25, 1858 – Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” was presented for the first time, as the daughter of Queen Victoria married the Crown Prince of Prussia.
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Jan 24, 1848 – James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of ‘49. 
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Jan 23, 1960 – The U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste descended to a record depth of 35,820 feet (10,750 meters) in the Pacific Ocean. 
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Jan 22, 1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”, debuted on NBC TV. 
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Jan 21, 1987 – Aretha Franklin inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame.
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Jan 20, 1885 – The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson.
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