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Thursday, 03 April 2025
1938 Bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings) on this day in history. 
1938 On January - 08 bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings)
1940 On January - 08 great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII.
1940 Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar) on January - 08.
1941 On January - 08 british Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns
1941 Federal Minister Ian Mackenzie announces that the RCMP will be registering all Japanese Canadians in British Columbia; a national security matter under the War Measures Act. They are later moved inland to detention camps on this day in history.
1941 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on January - 08.
1942 On this day in history the birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician
1942 On January - 08 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44
1945 "Youth for Christ" organizes on this day in history.
1945 Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1947 General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State on this day in history.
1947 The birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor on January - 08.
1947 Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game on January - 08.
1947 On January - 08 gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State
1948 A.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 appointed permanent delegate to United Nations, and Canada's representative on UN Security Council on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason
1948 Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on January - 08.
1949 On January - 08 "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs
1950 On January - 08 george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies
1951 On January - 08 thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
1952 Jordan adopts constitution on this day in history.
1952 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on this day in history.
1953 René Mayer forms French government on this day in history.
1953 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) on January - 08.
1953 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on January - 08.
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" on this day in history.
1954 First Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton on this day in history.
1954 President Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship on this day in history.
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" on this day in history.
1955 Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt on January - 08.
1956 On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken
1956 On January - 08 elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
1957 On this day in history jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball.
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