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) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–85 Shirley Bassey–81 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–80 Stephen Hawking–76 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–53 Sarah Polley–39 Rachel Nichols–37 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–31 ; 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