January 8
3 Events
- 1198 - Innocent III becomes Pope.
- 1867 - African American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia.
- 1962 - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time (National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.).
2 Births
- 1935 - Elvis Presley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
- 1911 - Butterfly McQueen, American actress (d. 1995)
1 Holiday
- Commonwealth Day is celebrated in the Northern Mariana Islands.
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