{"id":1031,"date":"2021-01-12T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/dodge\/?page_id=1031"},"modified":"2021-01-16T16:23:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T22:23:35","slug":"this-day-in-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/dodge\/this-day-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"This Day in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January <\/strong>16<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The 18th Amendment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution\u2013which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors\u2013ushered in a period in American history known as Prohibition. Prohibition was ratified by the states on January 16, 1919 and officially went into effect on January 17, 1920, with the passage of the Volstead Act. Despite the new legislation, Prohibition was difficult to enforce. The increase of the illegal production and sale of liquor (known as \u201cbootlegging\u201d), the proliferation of speakeasies (illegal drinking spots) and the accompanying rise in gang violence and other crimes led to waning support for Prohibition by the end of the 1920s. In early 1933, Congress adopted a resolution proposing a 21st Amendment to the Constitution that would repeal the 18th. The 21st Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933, ending Prohibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/roaring-twenties\/prohibition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Operation Dessert Storm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At midnight in Iraq, the United Nations deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires, and the\u00a0Pentagon<\/a>\u00a0prepares to commence offensive operations to forcibly eject Iraq from its five-month occupation of its oil-rich neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2jtERyq1eDs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2016\/01\/operation-desert-storm-25-years-since-the-first-gulf-war\/424191\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-persian-gulf-war-begins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hitler descends into his bunker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1945 – Adolf Hitler retreats to his underground bunker, where he will remain until his suicide, 105 days later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more here: https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/hitler-descends-into-his-bunker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Space Shuttle Columbia Launches Final Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

STS-107<\/strong> was the disastrous 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program<\/a>, and the 28th and final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia<\/em><\/a>. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center<\/a> in Florida on 16 January 2003 and during its 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 32 seconds in orbit<\/a> conducted a multitude of international scientific experiments.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-107<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Happy Birthday John Carpenter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

American Oscar-winning film director. John Carpenter is best known for the\u00a0Halloween<\/em><\/a>\u00a0movie franchise and numerous low-budget cult classics. He was born on January 16, 1948
Carpenter made the original\u00a0Halloween<\/em>\u00a0(1978) for $300,000. It grossed more than $65 million in its initial release, making it one of the most successful independent films of all time. It was also\u00a0Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>‘ film debut.
Film:\u00a0Dark Star<\/em>\u00a0(1974),\u00a0Assault on Precinct 13<\/em>\u00a0(1976),\u00a0Halloween<\/em>\u00a0(1978),\u00a0The Fog<\/em>\u00a0(1980),\u00a0Escape from New York<\/em>\u00a0(1981),\u00a0The Thing<\/em>\u00a0(1982),\u00a0Christine<\/em>\u00a0(1983),\u00a0Starman<\/em>\u00a0(1984),\u00a0Prince of Darkness<\/em>\u00a0(1987),\u00a0They Live<\/em>\u00a0(1988), and\u00a0In the Mouth of Madness<\/em>\u00a0(1995)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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