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	Sunday, January 09th The 009th day of 2011. There are 356 days left in the year. Go to a previous date.

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Today's Highlights in History
See a larger version of this front page.		On Jan. 9, 1968, the Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon, marking the end of the American series of unmanned explorations of the lunar surface. (Go to article.)On Jan. 9, 1913, Richard MilhousNixon, the first American president to resign from office following his involvement in the Watergate scandal, was born. Following his death onApril 22, 1994, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. |Other Birthdays)
		On January 9, 1875, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about monetary policy. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1788	Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1861	Mississippi seceded from the Union.
1913	Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, Calif.
1972	Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes said a purported authorized biography of him by Clifford Irving was a fake.
1987	The White House released a memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan in January 1986 that showed a definite link between U.S. arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon.
2001	Apple Computer Inc. introduced its iTunes music management software at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
2005	Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a landslide.
2006	"The Phantom of the Opera" became the longest-running show in Broadway history, surpassing "Cats," which ran for 7,485 performances.
2007	Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.
2009	The Illinois House voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (The Democratic governor was removed from office by the state Senate later in the month.)
2009	A Saudi supertanker, the Sirius Star, and its crew of 25 were released, ending a two-month standoff in the Gulf of Aden after pirates were reportedly paid $3 million in ransom.

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Current Birthdays

Kate Middleton turns 29 years old today.

AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth Kate Middleton, the fiancee of Britain's Prince William, turns 29 years old today.

83 Judith Krantz Author 77 Bart Starr Football Hall of Famer 76 Dick Enberg Sportscaster 70 Joan Baez Folk singer 70 Susannah York Actress 67 Jimmy Page Rock musician (Led Zeppelin) 61 David Johansen Rock singer (New York Dolls, "Buster Poindexter") 60 Crystal Gayle Country singer 56 J.K. Simmons Actor 46 Joely Richardson Actress 33 A.J. Mclean Singer (Backstreet Boys) 33 Chad Ochocinco Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver

Historic Birthdays
Richard M. Nixon
1/9/1913 - 4/22/1994 37th president of the United States (1969-74)  (Go to obit.)
80	Lemuel Shaw 1/9/1781 - 3/30/1861 American jurist
88	Carrie Chapman Catt 1/9/1859 - 3/9/1947 American feminist leader
68	Joseph B Strauss 1/9/1870 - 5/16/1938 American civil engineer; designed the Golden Gate Bridge
67	Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 1/9/1875 - 4/18/1942 American sculptor and arts patron
75	Giovanni Papini 1/9/1881 - 7/8/1956 Italian journalist and novelist
81	Dame Gracie Fields 1/9/1898 - 9/27/1979 English entertainer
39	Richard Halliburton 1/9/1900 - 3/23/1939 American travel writer
72	Chic Young 1/9/1901 - 3/14/1973 American cartoonist
78	Simone de Beauvoir 1/9/1908 - 4/14/1986 French feminist writer
71	Kenny Clarke 1/9/1914 - 1/25/1985 American drummer
56	Gypsy Rose Lee 1/9/1914 - 4/26/1970 American striptease artist

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