January 7th
1610 – Galileo Galilei observes the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time. He named them and in turn the four are called the Galilean moons.
1953 – President Harry Truman announces that the United States has developed the hydrogen bomb.
1980 – President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
1991 – Beginning of the operation Desert Storm, during the Gulf War.
1999 – The impeachment of President Bill Clinton begins.
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