January
2026
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On this day in 2004, NASA's spacecraft Stardust collected dust grains from the comet Wild 2, and the cometary material was later revealed to contain the amino acid glycine, an essential building block of life.
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On this day in 2001, Hillary Clinton was sworn in as a U.S. senator from New York, having become the first first lady in U.S. history to win elective office.
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On this day in 2007, U.S. politician Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
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In San Francisco on this day in 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge that once boasted the longest main span in the world and that has been celebrated for the magnificence of its setting.
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Happy Birthday Mr. F. Villarreal!
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On this day in 2001, The U.S. Congress certified George W. Bush as the winner of the 2000 presidential election following a legal battle.
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On this day in 1968, Uncrewed U.S. space probe Surveyor 7 was launched and, a few days later, made a soft landing on the Moon.
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Happy Birthday Ms. E. Gonzalez!
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On this day in 1942, English theoretical physicist Stephen W. Hawking was born.
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Jan
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On this day in 2001, Apple introduced iTunes, a digital media player application that, with the year's later debut of the iPod, revolutionized digital music.
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Happy Birthday Ms. M. Gonzalez!
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Jan
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Happy Birthday Ms. A. Gonzalez & Ms. M. Tijerina!
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Jan
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Happy Birthday Mrs. J. Ochoa!
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