MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024

1790-George Washington delivers first "State of the Union" address

1800-Austrians defeat French in second battle of Novi

1923-Typography strike in Amsterdam

1968-Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on US network TV

1973-Secret peace talks between U.S. & North Vietnam resumed near Paris

1979-Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge & occupy Phnom Penh

1982-Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since 1969

1985-Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet

1986-President Reagan freezes Libyan assets in the U.S.

1986-Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his first year

1988-Dow Jones down 140.58 points

1989-"Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City N.Y. after 761 performances

1989-Boeing 737-400 crashes in England, 46 die

1993-Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale

1998-Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer

1998-World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life