reminder

On January 24, 1956, Look magazine publishes the confessions of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, two white men from Mississippi who were acquitted in the 1955 kidnapping and murder of Emmett Louis Till, an African American teenager from Chicago. In the Look article, titled “The …read more

                             

Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Sat, Jan 24, 4:17 AM PST to Sat, Jan 24, 9:00 AM PST

What

Very cold temperatures as low as 20 to 25 degrees expected.

Where

Eastern Kitsap County, City of Seattle, Downtown Everett / Marysville Area, Eastside, Lowlands of Pierce and Southern King Counties, and Shoreline / Lynnwood / South Everett Area.

When

Until 9 AM PST this morning.

Impacts

Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Summary

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside. For sheltering information and other human services in your area, dial 2 1 1 during business hours or visit wa211.org anytime.

Issued By

NWS Seattle WA

On January 24, 1956, Look magazine publishes the confessions of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, two white men from Mississippi who were acquitted in the 1955 kidnapping and murder of Emmett Louis Till, an African American teenager from Chicago. In the Look article, titled “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi,” the men detailed how they beat Till with a gun, shot him and threw his body in the Tallahatchie River with a heavy cotton-gin fan attached with barbed wire to his neck to weigh him down. The two killers were paid a reported $4,000 for their participation in the article.

Source: history.com

1846 Tunisia becomes the first Arab nation to outlaw slavery in decree issued by Ahmed I Bey [1]

1870 Marias Massacre: Approximately 200 Piegan Blackfeet Indians (mostly women, children, and elderly men) killed by US Army, in Montana Territory, spawning outrage and preventing the military from regaining control of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

1889 Daniel Hale Williams forms the Provident Hospital in Chicago, the first non-segregated hospital in the US 

1933 20th amendment, which changed the date of US presidential inaugurations to 20th January, is ratified

1951- President Truman creates the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, to monitor the anti-Communist campaign.

1961 Venezuela adopts constitution

1964 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections

1971 Riots break out in the Shankill Road area of Belfast, North Ireland

1978 Sweden becomes the first nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays, due to their harmful effect on the earth’s ozone layer. 

1983 Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean

1997 – The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state.

2002 Reporter Daniel Pearl kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan, and subsequently murdered.

Source: onthisday.com