SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013

Today is Saturday, January 26, the 26th day of 2013. There are 339 days left in the year.

1531 ― Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die

1697 ― Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's six-month time limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night

1833 ― Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia" premieres in Milan

1841 ― Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain

1905 ― Han Yong-un (Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea

1926 ― Television first demonstrated (John L. Baird, London)

1961 ― ``Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to No. 1

1980 ― Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations

1988 ― ``Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 4,000-plus performances

1998 ― President Clinton says ``I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"