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	Tuesday, January 11th The 011th day of 2011. There are 354 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. 11, 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. (Go to article.)On Jan. 11, 1842, William James, the American psychologist and exponent of pragmatism, was born. Followinghis death on Aug. 26, 1910, his obituary appeared in The Times.(Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
		On January 11, 1868, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about tobacco use. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1757	American founding father Alexander Hamilton was born in the West Indies.
1805	The Michigan Territory was created.
1861	Alabama seceded from the Union.
1964	U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health.
1973	Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule.
1977	France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
2001	The Army acknowledged that U.S. soldiers killed an "unknown number" of South Korean refugees early in the Korean War at No Gun Ri.
2003	Calling the death penalty process "arbitrary and capricious, and therefore immoral," Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of 167 condemned inmates, clearing his state's death row two days before leaving office.
2007	English soccer player David Beckham announced a five-year deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
2008	Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to conquer Mount Everest, died at age 88.
2010	Mark McGwire admitted to The Associated Press that he'd used steroids and human growth hormone when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.
2010	Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis for two years and saved the teenager's diary, died in Amsterdam at age 100.

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Current Birthdays

Mary J. Blige turns 40 years old today.

AP Photo/Evan Agostini R&B singer Mary J. Blige turns 40 years old today.

81 Rod Taylor Actor 77 Jean Chretien Former Canadian prime minister 69 Clarence Clemons Saxophonist (The E Street Band) 65 Naomi Judd Country singer 59 Ben Crenshaw Golfer 55 Robert Earl Keen Rock singer 53 Vicki Peterson Rock musician (The Bangles) 49 Kim Coles Actress 43 Tom Dumont Rock musician (No Doubt) 40 Tom Rowlands Rock musician (The Chemical Brothers) 39 Amanda Peet Actress

Historic Birthdays
William James
1/11/1842 - 8/26/1910 American philosopher/psychologist  (Go to obit.)
37	Parmigianino 1/11/1503 - 8/24/1540 Italian painter
49	Alexander Hamilton 1/11/1757 - 7/12/1804 American secretary of the treasury and founding father
67	Ezra Cornell 1/11/1807 - 12/9/1874 American university founder
85	Sir James Paget 1/11/1814 - 12/30/1899 English surgeon/physiologist
82	Thomas Dixon 1/11/1864 - 4/3/1946 American dramatist/legislator
72	Alice H. Rice 1/11/1870 - 2/10/1942 American novelist
92	Alice Paul 1/11/1885 - 7/9/1977 American Women's Rights activist
78	Laurens Hammond 1/11/1895 - 7/1/1973 American inventor/businessman
92	Eva Le Gallienne 1/11/1899 - 6/3/1991 English/Am. actress/producer
85	Alan Paton 1/11/1903 - 4/12/1988 South African writer
75	Pierre Mendes-France 1/11/1907 - 10/18/1982 French Premier

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