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Jan. 7, gunmen kill 12 at Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people, including the editor, before escaping. (Two suspects were killed two days later.) Also on this date: In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four of Jupiter’s moons for the first time. In 1955, singer Marian Anderson became the first Black American to sing with the Metropolitan ...

Jan. 6, Trump supporters storm Capitol to stop Biden victory

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2025. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol ...

Jan. 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2025. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and ...

Jan. 2, Armed militia occupies Malheur refuge in Oregon

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2025. There are 363 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 2, 2016, a heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff ...

Dec. 30, Saddam Hussein executed

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Dec. 30, the 365th day of 2024. There is one day left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 30, 2006, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High ...

Dec. 27, Benazir Bhutto assassinated

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Dec. 27, the 362nd day of 2024. There are four days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 27, 2007, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a shooting and bomb attack that killed at least 20 people in the city of ...