Picture of the Day and B'Days for Jan. 11

Posted January 10, 2009, 1:12 am in


Today is Sunday, January 11, the 11th day of 2009.  There are 354 days left in the year.

Naomi Judd

On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt declared more than 800,000 acres of the Grand Canyon area a national monument. "Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is," he declared. "You cannot improve on it. But what you can do is keep it for your children, your children’s children, and all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American should see."

On Jan. 11, 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart departed Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii, on a solo flight to North America, becoming the first person to accomplish the feat.

On Jan. 11, 1964, Surgeon General Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., published a report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health. It was the first such statement ever made by the U.S. government.

Today's Birthdays: Clarence Clemons, a saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, is 67. Writer and radio host Jim Hightower is 66. Country music superstar and Growing Bolder Radio Show guest Naomi Judd is 63. Golfer Ben Crenshaw is 57. Musician Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) is 51. Singer Mary J. Blige is 38.

Picture of the Day: If you're spending your whole weekend digging yourself out of another snowstorm, take a moment to remember the beauty of nature's delicate six-sided wonders. (Photo credit: CaptPiper).




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