January 4: This Day in History

Today in History Featured Fact, 1974:
President Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

Also Today:
1790: President George Washington delivers the first "State of the Union" address.
1896: Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah is admitted as the 45th state in the United States.
1948: Burma (Myanmar) gains independence from Great Britain.

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