MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008

Today is Monday, January 14, the 14th day of 2008. There are 352 days left in the year.

1236 _ English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence

1641 _ United East Indian Company conquerors the city of Malakka, 7,000 killed

1783 _ Congress ratifies a peace treaty between the U.S. and England

1784 _ The Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris

1814 _ King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by the treaty of Kiel

1858 _ French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed

1878 _ The U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional

1914 _ Henry Ford introduces the assembly line for T-Fords

1950 _ The U.S. recalls all consular officials from China

1954 _ Marilyn Monroe marries baseball star Joe DiMaggio of New York Yankees

1986 _ The Constitution of Guatemala takes effect