History for January 4 - Perihelion, Brilliant and Caring, a whole bunch of "How'd that work out for ya?"

History for January 4 - On-This-Day.com:

Earth at perihelion—that point in its orbit when it is closest to the sun (about 91,400,000 miles).

Birth anniversary of physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727).

Birth anniversary of Louis Braille (1809-52)

1884 - The socialist Fabian Society was founded in London.














1951 - During the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.










1965 - In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Johnson proclaimed the building of the "Great Society."

1974 - U.S. President Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.

2006 - Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman to hold the position.