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JANUARY 14 - IN THE HISTORY Calender Search
 
2008
The trial of US film actor Wesley Snipes began regarding unpaid taxes from 1999-2004. During this period he earned $38 million and paid no taxes under advice from 2 tax professionals, who cited section 861 of the federal tax code.
2008
A 30-year-old Boeing 747, outfitted by NASA with a telescope, stopped at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Ca. The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was expected to begin scientific flights in 2009.
2008
California officials confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in the San Justo Reservoir, a dam near Hollister. This type of mussel was first detected in the US in the Great lakes in 1989 and has spread like a plague. Colorado officials earlier this month confirmed zebra mussels in Lake Pueblo.
2008
In Indianapolis two mothers and their 2 babies were shot and killed. 2 men were seen running form the victim’s home. Four men were later arrested in connection with the fatal shootings.
2008
Richard Knerr (82), co-founder of the toy company that popularized the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and other fads that became classics, died. Knerr started Wham-O in 1948 with his childhood friend Arthur "Spud" Melin.
2008
In Afghanistan militants with suicide vests, grenades and AK-47 rifles attacked Kabul's most popular luxury hotel, killing 8 people in a coordinated assault. Three hotel employees and two guards were killed during the attack along with an American citizen and a Norwegian reporter. A Filipina spa supervisor wounded in the attack died the next day.
2008
Alvaro Colom (56) was sworn in for a four-year term as president of Guatemala, along with Vice President Rafael Espada, who gave up a decades-long medical career in Texas to return to Guatemala last year as Colom's running mate.
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