1935
This was the beginning of Amelia Earhart’s solo flight trip across the Pacific
She was the first person to ever have flown across these waters by herself
She flew from Honolulu, Hawaii to California
1956
Happy 60th Birthday to Texas Country Legend Robert Earl Keen
He was born on January 11, 1956 in Houston, Texas
His songs have also been covered by several different artists including George Strait, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, The Highwaymen, Nanci Griffith, and the Dixie Chicks
1967
Johnny Cash and June Carter recorded their duet Jackson
It went on to win the couple a Grammy Award in 1968 for Best Country & Western Performance Duet
1970
Super Bowl IV
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS! beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 to earn their first Super Bowl Championship at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans
Quarterback Len Dawson was named the game’s MVP
1983
Reba McEntire was at #1 on the country charts with Can’t Even Get the Blues
This was her 14th country single, and first number one hit!
and then lastly…
2015
Over 3.5 million people in Paris and across France stage unity rallies to protest the recent Islamist terrorist attack on the offices of French satire magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’
Of course, President Obama wasn’t there
The rallies carried the theme Je Suis Charlie, which in French, means I am Charlie
-Tyler Jackson
