Today in history
Today is Thursday, January 12, the 12th day of 2018 and the 23rd day of winter.
On this date in the SCV: In 1940, The Signal reported that drizzling rain, a windshield wiper which did not work and brakes which failed to hold in the wet were responsible for the rearend collision near the Honor Farm which resulted in the death of sixyear-old Roy Sallee, injuries to his mother Alwida Sallee, his brother, Billy Glenn Sallee, age 2, and Mrs. Grace Underwood, all of the Newhall Ranch. Mrs. Sallee had been in a delicate condition, and a few hours after being brought to the Community Hospital gave birth to a baby boy. The Sallee car had been heading north on U.S. 99 when a tire went flat, and Mrs. Sallee had pulled to the side to wait for help. After about ten minutes a poultry truck driven by William V. Dearing approached from the south and according to Dearing, a car just ahead of him pulled around the Sallee car in which the passengers were sitting. He applied his brakes but they did not work, and the truck crashed into the rear of the Sallee car at between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Little Roy Sallee was dead when the deputies arrived, with Mrs. Sallee in a pitiful condition of shock and hysteria. All the injured were rushed to the Community hospital.
Today’s Highlights in History: In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote. In 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the Senate. In 1991, a divided Congress authorized President George H.W. Bush to use force in expelling Iraq from Kuwait. In 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti destroyed a majority of the buildings in Port-au-Prince and left more than 100,000 dead.
Today’s fact: Amazon.com opened for business online in 1995, but it didn’t make a profit until 2002.
Today’s sports: In 1969, the New York Jets fulfilled quarterback Joe Namath’s guarantee of a win with a 16-7 victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
Today’s number: 21 – women in the U.S. Senate at the start of the 115th Congress in 2017.
Today’s moon: Between last quarter moon (Jan. 8) and new moon (Jan. 16).