Talk:January 12
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry.
- 1838 - In order to avoid anti-Mormon persecution, Joseph Smith, Jr. (pictured) and his followers fled Ohio for Missouri.
- 1967 - James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically frozen with intent of future resuscitation.
- 1969 - British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first record album, Led Zeppelin.
- 1970 - The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria capitulated, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
- 1971 - The American situation comedy All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor, was first broadcast on the CBS television network. It became the first show to depict controversial issues previously deemed unsuitable for network television comedy.
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I cut from the reference to Sam & Henry in 1926 "from Harlem looking for extra money during the Depression " which seems unlikely since the depression was over 3 years in the future then. -- Infrogmation
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Notability of Bobby Crosby, Dontrelle Willis and the other recently born sports person? Does simply signing a major league contract make one notable?
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1971 - Harrisburg Six: The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, DC.
Is this really true? There is no entry for Harrisburg Six, and Phillip Berrigan doesn't mention this plan. Too controverial? Or just plain false? 69.37.9.101 01:35, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
- however, is an idictment worthy of being listed as an important event? Kingturtle 01:55, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] HAL 9000
Can we add HAL 9000 to the births section? I think that it is quite a cool date and there was a huge birthday party for him at the U of I in 1997. Georgipetrov 17:26, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Led Zeppelin
How is Led Zeppelin I notable? Don't get me wrong, I love the band but I don't see how the world changed. -- Borameer ™ 22:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
"The world changed" isn't the standard for notability -- "has multiple independent references about it" is. See WP:MUSIC. Susan Davis 22:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
...that said, I think it's a weak choice for one of this date's selected anniversaries. Susan Davis 22:28, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
