January 8: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1790George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address to the US Congress.
2. 1835US President Andrew Jackson announced that the national debt had been paid off in full.
3. 1889Herman Hollerith patented his punched-card calculating machine.
4. 1926Abdulaziz ibn Saud was proclaimed king of Hejaz; he later founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
5. 1959Charles de Gaulle became the first president of France's Fifth Republic.

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