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