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On this day: January 4

Published On: Jan 03 2013 05:04:16 PM CST Updated On: Jan 04 2013 01:00:00 AM CST

Billboard publishes its first music chart, Sputnik falls to Earth, The Beatles record together for the last time, and Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the House, all on this day.

OTD January 4 - Reagan CIA — 22 / 29

Ronald Reagan Library

1982: President Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

OTD January 4 - Louis Braille

OTD January 4 - Elizabeth Ann Seton

OTD January 4 - Samuel Colt

OTD January 4 - New York Stock Exchange

OTD January 4 - Utah

OTD January 4 - Scouting

OTD January 4 - Don Shula

OTD January 4 - Floyd Patterson

OTD January 4 - Billboard hit parade

OTD January 4 - Dyan Cannon

OTD January 4 - Korean War

OTD January 4 - Sputnik

OTD January 4 - Luna 1

OTD January 4 - Albert Camus

OTD January 4 - Michael Stipe

OTD January 4 - Dave Foley

OTD January 4 - Great Society

OTD January 4 - Julia Ormond

OTD January 4 - TS Eliot

OTD January 4 - The Beatles

OTD January 4 - Richard Nixon

OTD January 4 - Reagan CIA

OTD January 4 - Night Court

OTD January 4 - Newt Gingrich

OTD January 4 - Jesse Ventura

OTD January 4 - Spirit Mars Rover

OTD January 4 - Nancy Pelosi

OTD January 4 - Casey Johnson

OTD January 4 - Burj Khalifa

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June Mug Shot of the Day

Immigration protester — REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Senate immigration bill explained

Slim Whitman — Wil-Helm Agency via Wikimedia Commons

Notable deaths of 2013

WorldPort Terminal at JFK — Anthony Stramaglia

America's 11 most endangered places

cow in grass field — Stephen Davies/SXC

Notable food recalls

Reuters

Calorie counts of Starbucks drinks

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee blurb — 11 biggest auto recalls

Sen. Lisa Murkowski — Floyd Yarmuth/CNN

Republicans who support gay marriage

feet on diet scale weight loss — iStock / MartiSaiz

America's most obese states by 2030

Monsters University copy — Monsters University: The world of Pixar animation

senior citizens — Pierre Amerlynck/SXC

Healthiest states for seniors

Elysian Fields baseball game, 1840s — Public domain

On this day: June 19

Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly photocall, 2012 — Yves Herman/Reuters

Brad Pitt through the years

Weather Photos

News Photos

Miscellaneous Photos

War, Soldiers, Afghanistan — DoD Image

Timeline of the war in Afghanistan

NASA 2013 astronaut candidates — Meet NASA's 2013 astronaut candidates

The Beatles — Reuters

Happy birthday Paul! Which Beatle are you?

Sally Ride, space shuttle Challenger 1983 crew — NASA

On this day: June 18

Generic money printed 1 — CNN

Best/worst degrees for paying off debt

The Bacon Brothers,Kevin Bacon — Courtesy of BaconBros.com

Celebrities who have been in bands

PHOTOS: Freedom Fest 2013

Miss Utah Marissa Powell — Screengrab

Biggest beauty pageant blunders

Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr — Marvel Studios

Top-grossing movies of all time

Man of Steel — Warner Bros.

Biggest opening weekends for movies

Movie tickets popcorn — iStock Image

What makes a summer blockbuster?

For sale sign — AndrewJohnson/iStock

Cities where home prices have fallen the most

Jennifer Aniston, 2012, Wanderlust premiere — Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Celebrities' jobs before they were famous

O.J. Simpson, 1994 Ford Bronco chase — Sam Mircovich/Reuters

On this day: June 17

Sebastien De La Cruz — Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

National Anthem controversies

Father helping son with homework — iStock / digitalskillet

Father's Day freebies for Dad

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