Today in history: Jan. 3
In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, died in a Dallas hospital.
1959: Alaska
In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation.
1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally terminating diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
1967: Jack Ruby
In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, died in a Dallas hospital.
1977: Apple Computer
In 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula (MAHR’-kuh-luh) Jr.
1990: Manuel Noriega
In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission.
2007: Gerald R. Ford
In 2007, Gerald R. Ford was laid to rest on the grounds of his presidential museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during a ceremony watched by thousands of onlookers.
2008: Barack Obama
In 2008, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won Democratic caucuses in Iowa, while Mike Huckabee won the Republican caucuses.
2012: Mitt Romney
Ten years ago: The Iowa Republican Party held its caucuses; although Mitt Romney was originally considered the winner by an extremely narrow eight-vote margin, officials later said that Rick Santorum had in fact beaten Romney by 34 votes; in the Democratic caucuses, President Barack Obama ran unopposed.
2013: John Boehner
The new 113th Congress opened for business, with House Speaker John Boehner re-elected to his post despite a mini-revolt in Republican ranks.
2013: Congress
In 2013, the new 113th Congress opened for business, with House Speaker John Boehner re-elected to his post despite a mini-revolt in Republican ranks.
2013: Sandy Hook
In 2013, students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, reconvened at a different building in the town of Monroe about three weeks after the massacre that had claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators.
2013: Sandy Hook Elementary School
Ten years ago: Students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, reconvened at a different building in the town of Monroe about three weeks after the massacre that had claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators.
2017: Ford
Five years ago: Ford Motor Co. canceled plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Mexico, and said it would invest at least some of the savings in new electric and autonomous vehicles.
2020: Qassem Soleimani
In 2020, the United States killed Iran’s top general in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport; the Pentagon said Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, had been “actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members” in Iraq and elsewhere. Iran warned of retaliation.
2021: Gerry Mardsen
One year ago: Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers, died at 78.
2021: Nancy Pelosi
One year ago: Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority.
2022: Elizabeth Holmes
One year ago: A jury in San Jose, California, convicted Elizabeth Holmes of duping investors into believing that her startup company Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood.
2022: Interstate 95
The East Coast’s main north-south highway, Interstate 95, became impassable in Virginia after a truck jackknifed, triggering a chain reaction as other vehicles lost control during a winter storm; hundreds of drivers were stuck in place in frigid temperatures, some for over 24 hours.
Today's other top stories include a fatal runway crash in Tokyo, a senior Hamas leader killed in a Beirut strike, and Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper tossing a drink into visiting stands. Get caught up.
After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war
Since sinking in opinion polls in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuhas been taking steps that show he's looking for political redemption.
The U.S. is "confident" that Palestinian militant groups used Gaza's largest hospital to hold "at least a few" hostages seized during their bloody Oct. 7 attack and to house command infrastructure, an American intelligence assessment claims.
Europe is being gripped by starkly contrasting winter weather, with extreme cold and snowstorms in Scandinavia, and gusting winds and heavy rain in western Europe causing deadly flooding.
Two bombs exploded and killed at least 95 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said.
Department of Education policy adviser Tariq Habash’s resignation makes him at least the second official to quit in protest of President Joe Biden’s approach toward Israel’s war in Gaza.