MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010

Today is Monday, January 11, the 11th day of 2010. There are 354 days left in the year.

1569 _ First recorded lottery in England is drawn at St. Paul's Cathedral

1672 _ Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society

1693 _ Mt. Etna erupts, Sicily

1946 _ Enver Hoxha declares People's Republic of Albania with himself dictator

1949 _ Snowfall first recorded in Los Angeles

1963 _ Beatles release ``Please Please Me" & ``Ask Me Why"

1972 _ East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh

1977 _ France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics

1991 _ Ben Johnson first race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished second

1998 _ U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan