Today is Friday, January 8, the eighth day of 2010. There are 357 days left in the year.
1656 _ Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
1790 _ George Washington delivers first ``State of the Union" address
1956 _ Elvis Presley's ``Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" single goes to No. 1 and stays No. 1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
1958 _ Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana
1959 _ Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic
1963 _ ``Mona Lisa", on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art
1964 _ President Lyndon B. Johnson declares ``War on Poverty"
1973 _ Secret peace talks between U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris
1995 _ ``Guys & Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1,143 performances
1996 _ For first time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame