SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009

Today is Saturday, January 24, the 24th day of 2009. There are 341 days left in the year.

1568 _ In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw

1679 _ King Charles II disbands English parliament

1722 _ Czar Peter the Great begins civil system

1899 _ Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan

1902 _ Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA

1924 _ Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union

1935 _ First canned beer, ``Krueger Cream Ale", is sold by Kruger Brewing in Richmond, Va.

1943 _ Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death

1960 _ Algeria rises up against French President De Gaulle

1984 _ Apple Computer unveils its Macintosh personal computer