TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

Jan. 18, 1943

During World War II, Jewish insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto launched their initial armed resistance against Nazi troops, who eventually succeeded in crushing the rebellion.

ON THIS DATE

1911

The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely brought his Curtiss biplane in for a safe landing on the deck of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Harbor.

1975

The situation comedy “The Jeffersons,” a spin-off from “All in the Family,” premiered on CBS-TV.

1991

Financially strapped Eastern Airlines shut down after more than six decades in business.

1993

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed in all 50 states for the first time.