1746 - "Bonnie Prince Charlie"‚ Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Jacobite army leaves Glasgow‚ Scotland [OS=Jan 3] 1794 - Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom‚ Virginia‚ performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation in the US on his wife 1874 - I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature 1929 - Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign 1969 - Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later 1972 - WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude‚ Mississippi (PBS) begins broadcasting 1976 - "The Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC) 1996 - "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 97 performances 2001 - NFC Championship‚ Giants Stadium‚ East Rutherford: New York Giants beat Minnesota Vikings‚ 41-0 2013 - Mike Pence sworn in as 50th governor of Indiana More Historical Events »