Stepping back when S . D . Brock and Betty White were born .
Here were some of the notable events of the time :
JANUARY 1 : – Vancouver , BC starts driving on the right side of road
– Coal miners in the Transvaal , South Africa , embark on a strike in response to a wage cut , which quickly escalated into a large-scale revolt against the government , known as the Rand Rebellion .
JANUARY 2 :
– 8th Rose Bowl : California ties Washington & Jefferson , 0-0
JANUARY 3 :
– 1st living person identified on a US coin ( Thomas E Kirby ) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar ’
JANUARY 6-13 :
– Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments
JANUARY 9 : – KQV-Am in Pittsburg PA begins radio transmissions – Rotterdam metalworkers strike ends
JANUARY 11 :
– Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes , on Canadian Leonard Thompson , aged 14 .
JANUARY 13 :
– Buck Weaver , a Black Sox , applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement
– Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended .
– WHA-Am in Madison WI begins radio transmissions
Jan . 1922
JANUARY 18 :
– Irish Author Liam O ’ Flaherty & others occupy Rotunda in Dublin
JANUARY 19 :
– Geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted in 20 years
JANUARY 24 : – 54 F ( -48 C ), Danbury , Wisconsin ( state record )
– Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa ( not an Eskimo )
– Lehamn Caves National Monument established
JANUARY 26 :
– Ralph Vaughan Williams “ Pastoral Symphony ” premiers in London
JANUARY 28 : – J . E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
– Knickerbocker Storm , Washington , D . C .’ s biggest snowfall , cause the city ’ s greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater collapses , killing 98 patrons .
JANUARY 29 :
– Union of Costa Rica , Guatemala , Honduras and El Salvador dissolved
JANUARY 30 :
– Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian Win over NSW
– World Law Day 1st Celebrated
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