Today's Highlight in History:
On January 23rd, 1968, North Korea seized the US Navy ship "Pueblo¹" charging its crew with being on a spying mission. (The crew was released eleven months later.)

On this date:
In 1789, Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington DC.

In 1845, Congress decided² all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

In 1849, English-born Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree, from the Medical Institution of Geneva, New York.

In 1920, the Dutch government refused demands from the victorious³ Allies to hand over移交，交出 the ex-kaiser of Germany.

In 1932, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy候选资格 for the Democratic presidential nomination⁴.

In 1950, the Israeli Knesset approved a resolution proclaiming声明，宣告 Jerusalem耶路撒冷 the capital of Israel.

In 1964, the 24th amendment修正案 to the Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified⁶.

In 1973, President Nixon announced an accord协议，一致 had been reached to end the Vietnam War.

In 1985, debate in Britain's House of Lords was carried on live television for the first time.

In 1989, surrealist超现实主义的 artist Salvador Dali died in his native Spain at age 84.

Ten years ago: The 101st Congress convened⁷集合，召唤 its second session, facing an agenda that included clean air legislation and deficit⁸赤字 reduction.

Five years ago: The Supreme⁹ Court ruled that companies accused of illegally firing employees could not escape liability债务，责任 by later finding a lawful¹⁰ reason to justify¹¹ the dismissal解雇，免职.

One year ago: A federal judge ordered Monica Lewinsky to submit to an interview sought by House prosecutors¹² in President Clinton's impeachment弹劾，控告 trial. During his visit to Mexico, Pope John Paul the Second urged his flock in the Americas to make the region a "continent of life."