Also On This Date...

Author: luminous_luciano

Date: January 3, 2006

1521 - Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
Good Ol' Pope Leo...
Uh... any relation to Malcolm X...?
1777 - General George Washington's army routed the British, led by Lord Cornwallis, in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.
Hmmmphhhhh!
Was there ever any doubt... eh?
1947 - U.S. Congressional proceedings were televised for the first time; these were the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress.
Arrrrgh! There's NEVER anything worth WATCHING on this thing!!! I'm going back into the frying pan!