On this day :

1788 Australia Day, 1779 Engagement at Burke County Jail, 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard premieres, 1863 Joseph Hooker takes over the Army of the Potomac, 1980 US Olympic Committee votes against Moscow games, 1788 First Australian penal colony established, 1936 Socalled Mad Butcher terrorizes Cleveland, 1974 Cyclone Wanda causes flooding in Australia, 1500 Pinzon discovers Brazil, 1838 Tennessee passes nations first prohibition law, 1939 Franco captures Barcelona, 1950 Republic of India born, 1934 Sam Goldwyn buys rights to The Wizard of Oz, 2006 Oprah Winfrey takes James Frey to task for lying, 1962 The Twist ends recordsetting run, 1875 Pinkertons maim Frank and Jesse James mother, 1961 Kennedy appoints first female presidential physician, 2005 Bush appoints Rice as secretary of state, 1986 Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX, 1970 POW spends 2000th day in captivity, 1972 North Vietnam rejects US peace proposal, 1918 Ukraine declares its independence, 1945 Audie Murphy wounded, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz,