TODAY: MONDAY, JAN 22, 2018
On this day
66 YEARS AGO (1952)
Amid the deepening Cold War with the Soviet Union, US President Harry Truman asked Congress to approve a massive spending programme on “fantastic” new atomic weapons.
94 YEARS AGO (1924)
Ramsay MacDonald became Britain’s first Labour Prime Minister, heading a minority government.
28 YEARS AGO (1990) Birthdays
Diane Lane is 53. She turned down the starring role in Pretty Woman. Actor Brian McCardie is 53. Actress Linda Blair is 59. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Thomas Davies, of Newport, turns 90 today.
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Today’s events
4.45pm Transport Secretary Chris Grayling attends Parliament’s Select Committee session on rail electrification.
7.30pm Disney character Minnie Mouse is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angles.
8pm Swansea City take on Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium.
Today’s giggle
How many politicians does it take to change a light bulb? Two: one to change it and another one to change it back again.