TODAY’S HISTORY

1773: Captain James Cook and his crew became the first to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

1893: The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by a group of U.s.-backed businessmen.

1946: The United Nations Security Council held its first session.

1991: A United States-led coalition’s planes struck targets in Kuwait and Iraq, launching the

Persian Gulf War.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Benjamin Franklin

(1706-1790), statesman/ inventor/author;

Betty White (19222021), actress;

Eartha Kitt (19272008), actress/ singer; James Earl

Jones (1931-), actor; Muhammad

Ali (1942-2016), boxer/activist; Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), actor/comedian; Steve Harvey (1957-), comedian/actor; Jim Carrey (1962-), actor; Sebastian Junger (1962-), journalist/author; Michelle Obama (1964-), U.S. first lady; Kid Rock (1971-), singersongwriter; Zooey Deschanel (1980-), actress; Dwyane

Wade (1982-), basketball player; Calvin Harris (1984-), singer-songwriter/producer; Jake Paul (1997-), Youtube personality/boxer.

TODAY’S FACT: The term “military-industrial complex” was first used by President Dwight Eisenhower during his farewell address to the nation on this day in 1961.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1971, the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V, a game so filled with errors it was nicknamed the “Blunder Bowl.”

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Strong men — men who are truly role models — don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.” — Michelle Obama

TODAY’S NUMBER: 26 — age at which gangster Al Capone (born on this day in 1899) became boss of the “Chicago Outfit.”

TODAY’S MOON: First quarter moon (Jan. 17).