January 19, 1809- The famous mystery and suspense writer, Edgar Allen Poe, is born in Boston, Massachusetts. January 20, 1996- Yasir Arafat became the first democratically-elected president of the Palestinian people. January 21, 1924- Soviet Russian leader Vladamir Putin died of a brain hemorrhage. January 22, 1973- Abortion became legal in the United States as the Supreme court announced its decision on Rose vs. Wade ignoring the local states laws restricting abortions within 6 months of pregnancy. January 23, 1907- Charles Curtis of Kansas became the first person of Native American decent to serve in the US Senate. January 24, 1848- The Californian Gold Rush began as the precious metal was accidentally found during the construction of a Sutter's sawmill. January 25, 1947- Gangster Al Capone, who controled organized crime in Chicago, died in Miami at age 48 from syphilis.
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