Thursday, January 19, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

Indira Gandhi is elected as the first female P...
Indira Gandhi
JANUARY 19
1966:Indira Gandhi, daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is chosen by the Congress Party to become India's first female head of government, following the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

1955:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower steps before news cameras at the White House, becoming the first U.S. president to hold a televised press conference. Eisenhower expresses his hope that the cameras will not prove to be a "disturbing influence."

1974:
With 29 seconds on the clock, Fighting Irish guard Dwight Clay scores the winning shot for the University of Notre Dame's men's basketball team to narrowly upset UCLA 71-70, ending the Bruins' record 88-game winning streak.
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