1/8/1815 - War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans - Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.
The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, had been signed—though not ratified—over two weeks earlier, but the news had not yet reached the Southern front.
Generational Link:
Civil War Cycle - Era of Good Feeling - First Turning, High (1788-1821)
Also, 1/8/1973 - Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
Biography:
b. 1/8/1935 - Elvis Presley, American singer and guitarist (d. August 16, 1977)
External Link:
Elvis.com The Official Site
Generational Link:
World War Cycle - Silent Generation, - Artist (Adaptive) (1925-1942)
Elsewhere:
1/8/1926 - Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz and renames it Saudi Arabia.
b. 1/8/1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. November 7, 1913)
Also, 1/1/1942 - Stephen Hawking
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