- 1737 Thomas Paine born; wrote Common Sense for the American Revolution, and The Age of Reason in French prison during France's Revolution.
- 1810 German mathematician Eduard Kummer born; invented ideal numbers.
- 1886 German Karl Benz patents the first internal combustion engine car (a 3-wheeler).
- 1936 The first Baseball Hall of Famers: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner
- 2002 President George W. Bush, in his State of the Union Address, declares Iraq, Iran and North Korea an Axis of Evil for sponsoring terror.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Today in History: January 29
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