On this day …
January 8, 2015
- In 1790, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address, in New York City.
- In 1815, Andrew Jackson led American forces to victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
- In 1835, the U.S. national debt was zero for the only time.
- In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points for the aftermath of World War I.
- In 1963, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
- In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in the United States.
- In 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
- In 2004, the RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, was christened by her namesake’s granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
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