GOOD MORNING - TODAY IS SATURDAY, January 24, the 24th day of 2015 with 341 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:06 and sunset is @ 4:46. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter & Saturn. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus & Venus. ON THIS DAY IN: 1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutters Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of 49. 1908 - The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. 1922 - Christian K. Nelson of Iowa patented the Eskimo Pie. 1935 - Beer in cans was first sold, in Virginia, by the Kreuger Brewing Company. 1942 - A special court of inquiry into Americas lack of preparedness for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor placed much of the blame on Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lieutenant General Walter C. Short, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army commanders. 1964 - The first Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue was published. 1978 - A nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged through Earths atmosphere and disintegrated, scattering radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada. 1984 - The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale. 2003 - The new U.S. Department of Homeland Security officially opened and its head, Tom Ridge, was sworn in. 2006 - Disney agrees to purchase Pixar for $7.4 billion.
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