On This Day - January 8, A Shot of History

1963 – Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/mona_lisa/mlevel_1/mtimeline.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTJVUzQYpNQ

2004 – The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIX_HJ_RM_M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsKkTtoD638

1912 – The African National Congress is founded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-fr3OPCffg

1942 – Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlrOKpQ6UBI

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