History for January 3 - Birthdays, Sorta Butter, First Slurp, How'd that work out, Great move, Great Dame, Don't Mess with Georgie

History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com:

Happy Birthday! Dabney Coleman, Mel Gibson, Bobby Hull, Robert Loggia, Eli Manning, Danica McKellar, Victoria Principal, Stephen Stills

1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.








1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.












1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.











1959 - In the U.S., Alaska became the 49th state.









1988 - Margaret Thatcher became the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century.











1990 - Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.