At present is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025. There are 358 days left within the 12 months.
At present in historical past:
On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris workplaces of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 individuals, together with the editor, earlier than escaping. (Two suspects have been killed two days later.)
Additionally on this date:
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei noticed 4 of Jupiter’s moons for the primary time.
In 1955, singer Marian Anderson grew to become the primary Black American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.”
In 1979, Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge authorities.
In 2022, three white males who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in jail; a choose in Georgia denied any likelihood of parole for the daddy and son who armed themselves and initiated the lethal pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man after recognizing him operating of their neighborhood.
In 2023, Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. Home of Representatives on a historic post-midnight fifteenth poll, overcoming holdouts from his personal ranks after a chaotic week that examined the brand new GOP majority’s means to manipulate.
At present’s Birthdays:
- Musician Kenny Loggins is 77.
- Actor David Caruso is 69.
- TV journalist Katie Couric is 68.
- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is 64.
- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is 62.
- Actor Nicolas Cage is 61.
- Actor Jeremy Renner is 54.
- Nation singer-musician John Wealthy is 51.
- Racing driver Lewis Hamilton is 40.
- NFL quarterback Lamar Jackson is 28.
- Actor Marcus Scribner is 25.
- Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter is 13.
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