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Thursday, 13 March 2025
1938 On January - 08 bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings) 
1938 Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings) on this day in history.
1940 On this day in history great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII.
1940 On January - 08 britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar)
1941 British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns on January - 08.
1941 On January - 08 federal Minister Ian Mackenzie announces that the RCMP will be registering all Japanese Canadians in British Columbia; a national security matter under the War Measures Act. They are later moved inland to detention camps.
1941 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1942 On January - 08 the birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician
1942 Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1945 On January - 08 "Youth for Christ" organizes
1945 On January - 08 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
1947 General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State on this day in history.
1947 The birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor on January - 08.
1947 On this day in history toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
1947 Gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State on this day in history.
1948 On January - 08 a.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 appointed permanent delegate to United Nations, and Canada's representative on UN Security Council.
1948 On this day in history queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason
1948 On this day in history kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60
1949 "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs on January - 08.
1950 On January - 08 george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies
1951 On this day in history thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
1952 On this day in history jordan adopts constitution
1952 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on January - 08.
1953 On January - 08 rené Mayer forms French government
1953 On January - 08 indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)
1953 On January - 08 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78
1954 On January - 08 elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1954 On January - 08 first Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton.
1954 On this day in history president Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship.
1954 On January - 08 elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1955 On this day in history furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt
1956 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken on this day in history.
1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single) on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball.
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