History Blog

January 8

Happy Birthday RIP José Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón(1912–1992) Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977) David Bowie(Jones 1947–2016) Stephen Hawking(1942–2018) ; Larry Storch–99 Charles Osgood Wood III–89 Shirley Bassey–85 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–74 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–57 Sarah Polley–43 Rachel Nichols–42 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–35 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York ; 1828 – The Democratic Party of the United States is organized