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Friday, 16 January 2026

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3 Events
1 Reminders
5 Total entries

★ Born on this day 1 entry

1909
Ethel Merman, singer.
US Arts & Culture 117 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1865
San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle started (now called the San Francisco Chronicle)
US 161 yrs ago
1887
San Francisco's Cliff House badly damaged when a cargo of gunpowder on the schooner "Parallel" explodes nearby.
US Military & War 139 yrs ago
1991
The U.S. let the air force begin massive attacks on Iraq, in response to Iraq's takeover of Kuwait in August of 1990.
US Military & War 35 yrs ago

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