Almanac January 24, 2007 High: 28 degrees

Records: High: 55 degrees (1999) Low: 1… Almanac January 24, 2007 High: 28 degrees

Records: High: 55 degrees (1999) Low: 1 degree (2005)

This Day In History 1848 Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Creek, Calif., beginning the gold rush.

1862 Edith Wharton, author of the novel “Ethan Frome,” is born in New York City.

1935 The first canned beer, Krueger’s, goes on sale in Richmond, Va.

1961 Actress Marilyn Monroe divorces playwright Arthur Miller.

1980 The U.S. announces the sale of military equipment to China to counteract Russia.

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