Jan 15, 1974 - "Happy Days" premiered on ABC-TV. “Heyyyyyyyy”, Fonzie’s catchphrase. America was glued to their TV sets when this show was on.
Jan 10, 2000 - It was announced that Time-Warner had agreed to buy America On-line (AOL). It was the largest-ever corporate merger priced at $162 billion.
Jan 8, 1994 - Tonya Harding won the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, MI, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of a clubbing attack that injured her right knee.
Jan 3, 1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone. No longer did we have to endure the annoying process of bringing a glass all the way up to our lips and actually tip it in order to get the fluid to come out of the glass...