On This Day for January 8 - Anniversary of Grimaldi rule in Monaco, Elvis Presley is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 08 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Elvis Presley READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1997 Anniversary of Grimaldi rule in Monaco READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: Mexican criminal Joaquín Guzmán ("El Chapo"), head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was captured in Los Mochis after escaping prison some six months earlier; he was later extradited to the United States, where he was convicted of various crimes. [ Test your knowledge of criminality and famous outlaws.] 2011: U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords was shot during an assassination attempt; although she survived, six others were killed. [Take our quiz about the history of American politics.] 1998: Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, convicted of plotting the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, was sentenced to life in prison. 1959: Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic. [ Test your knowledge of French history .] 1815: U.S. General Andrew Jackson defeated Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans, the final engagement in the War of 1812. [ Take our history of war quiz.] 1790: U.S. President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union, the annual address to Congress. [ Test your knowledge of U.S. presidential history.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1947 David Bowie British singer, songwriter, and actor 1942 Stephen Hawking British physicist 1935 Elvis Presley American singer and actor 1984 Kim Jong-Un North Korean political official 1967 R. Kelly American musician 1937 Shirley Bassey Welsh singer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help