Todays High Lights

Today in history:

• # 1649 - King Charles I of England is beheaded.
• # 1661 -Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is formally executed - after having been dead for two years
• # 1820 - Edward Bransfield lands on the Antarctic mainland.
• # 1933 - Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
• # 1948 - Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
• # 1948 - 1948 Winter Olympics open in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
• # 1968 - The album White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground is released. It reaches 199 on the Billboard Top 200.
• # 1968 - Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins when Viet Cong forces launch series of a surprise attacks in South Vietnam.
• # 1969 - The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
• #1994 - The Dallas Cowboys win their fourth Super Bowl title, 30-13 over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.
• #2003 - Belgium legally recognizes same-sex marriage.