Jan. 17: California Quake 1994; Japan Quake 1995
1994 Earthquake in California
A morning earthquake in Los Angeles hit 6.6 on the Richter scale. Sixty people were killed and more than 7,000 were injured. The earthquake caused highway damage, power outages, gas leaks and fire. Several apartment buildings collapsed while residents were sleeping.
1995 Earthquake in Japan
A massive 7.2 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, devastated infrastructure and killed more than 6,000. Fire broke out throughout the city and entire neighborhoods were leveled. Rescue workers combed through the rubble looking for survivors.
1998 Bill Clinton Accused of Sexual Harassment
President Bill Clinton testified in a sexual harassment case against him. Paula Jones claimed that Clinton had harassed her at a hotel room in Little Rock, Ark., in 1991.
Famous Birthdays
1922 Betty White
1931 James Earl Jones
1942 Muhammad Ali
1949 Andy Kaufman
1954 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
1957 Steve Harvey
1962 Jim Carrey
1962 Sebastian Junger
1964 Michelle Obama
1971 Kid Rock
1975 Freddy Rodriguez
1980 Maksim Chmerkovskiy
1980 Zooey Deschanel
1982 Dwyane Wade
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