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Today in History
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1999
The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins. He had been impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19.
1993
The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President.
1990
The interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public because of safety concerns.
1984
Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1980
President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
1979
Third Indochina War
1973
Mark Essex fatally shoots 10 people and wounds 13 others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana before being shot to death by police officers.
1972
Iberia Airlines Caravelle 6-R crashes into Mont San Jose on approach to Ibiza Airport killing all 104 on board.
1968
Surveyor Program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from launch complex 36A, Cape Canaveral.
1960
The Polaris missile is test launched.
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