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