Slideshow: Today In History, Jan. 14
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 14.
Today's Highlight in History:
1914: Ford Motor Co.
In 1914, Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park plant.
1943: Casablanca Conference
In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French General Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime conference in Casablanca.
1954: Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio
In 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married at San Francisco City Hall. (The marriage lasted about nine months.)
1965: Jeanette MacDonald
In 1965, singer-actress Jeanette MacDonald, 61, died in Houston.
1975: House Un-American Activities Committee
In 1975, the House Internal Security Committee (formerly the House Un-American Activities Committee) was disbanded.
1989: Ronald Reagan
In 1989, President Ronald Reagan delivered his 331st and final weekly White House radio address, telling listeners, "Believe me, Saturdays will never seem the same. I'll miss you."
1994: Bill Clinton & Boris Yeltsin
In 1994, President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an accord to stop aiming missiles at any nation; the leaders joined Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in signing an accord to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Ukraine.
2005: Army Spc. Charles Graner Jr.
Ten years ago: Army Spc. Charles Graner Jr., the reputed ringleader of a band of rogue guards at the Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted at Fort Hood, Texas, of abusing Iraqi detainees. (Graner was sentenced the next day to 10 years in prison; he was released from prison in Aug. 2011 after serving more than 6 1/2 years.)
Birthday: Lawrence Kasdan
Movie writer-director Lawrence Kasdan is 66.
Birthday: T-Bone Burnett
Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 67.
Birthday: Carl Weathers
Actor Carl Weathers is 67.
Birthday: Holland Taylor
Actress Holland Taylor is 72.
Birthday: Maureen Dowd
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd is 63.
Birthday: Zakk Wylde
Rock musician Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne Band) is 48.
Birthday: Slick Rick
Rapper Slick Rick is 50.
Birthday: Emily Watson
Actress Emily Watson is 48.
Birthday: Jason Bateman
Actor Jason Bateman is 46.
Birthday: Dave Grohl
Rock singer-musician Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) is 46.
Birthday: Jordan Ladd
Actress Jordan Ladd is 40.
Birthday: Julian Bond
Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond is 75.
Birthday: Allen Toussaint
Singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint is 77.
Birthday: Shepard Smith
Fox News Channel anchorman Shepard Smith is 51.
Birthday: Steven Soderbergh
Movie writer-director Steven Soderbergh is 52.
Birthday: LL Cool J
FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, file photo, host LL Cool J speaks on stage at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center, in Los Angeles. LL Cool J says it's important to help out kids in need. The "NCIS Los Angeles" actor and hip-hop star handed out backpacks with school supplies to children in the Jamaica, Queens area of New York, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Birthday: Faye Dunaway
Actress Faye Dunaway is 74.
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