What notable event from January 13th is missing from this "Today in History" page?

The first African-American governor, L. Douglas Wilder, entered office on Jan 13, 1990. vahistorical.org/sva2003/wilder.htm 1982 - Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists.

airdisaster.com/special/special-af90.shtml.

Tler declares "total war" on Europe on January 13, 1943. Meaning every thing the country could offer would be used to complete the goal on the war.

January 14, 1993 David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS New York Times Article: URL1 January 14, 1932 Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race. (Arcaro lost two hundred and fifty races before he won his first race. He went on.In 1938, to capture his first Kentucky Derby win.

Then in 1941, ten years after he had been told he would never become a jockey, he accomplished what only four jockeys had managed before him: he captured the U.S. Triple Crown with his winning rides on Whirlaway in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. Story repeated itself in 1948, when Arcaro won the U.S. Triple Crown while riding Citation. Arcaro is the only jockey to have ever accomplished that feat.

During his thirty-one year racing career, Arcaro rode in 24,092 races, accumulated 4,779 victories, placed in the top three 11,888 times, and had a record 554 stakes victories. Arcaro’s skill earned him the nickname “The Master� And an induction into racing’s Hall of Fame in 1958, three years before he retired from the sport.

From: http://www.rainbeforerainbows.com/arcaro.html ) Um, I think the fact that the Revolutionary War ended on January 14, 1784 is also important. The Treaty of Paris of was signed on September 3, 1783 and ratified by the U.S. Congress on January 14, 1784. The document formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America. I'd link a video or picture...but unfortunately there just weren't any at the time!

So here's a photo of the Treaty of Paris :

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm.

There are many things missing (see source below), but I think the most important one is the premiere of Sanford and Son in 1972.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.

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