Today is Tuesday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2021. There are 353 days left in the year. On Jan. 12, 2000, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Illinois v. Wardlow, gave police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer.
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1933 – The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted.
It set the date for the Presidential Inauguration as January 20th, instead of the old date of March 4th. It also sets January 3rd as the official opening date of Congress.
On February 6 National Lame Duck Day recognizes the ratification of the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Lame Duck Amendment.
The term “lame duck” originated as a description of stockbrokers in 1700s England who could not pay off their debts. The name later carried over to those in business who, while known to be bankrupt, would continue to do business.
In politics, a lame duck is a person currently holding a political office who has either: lost a re-election bid chosen not to seek another term been prevented from running for re-election due to a term limit holds a position that has been eliminated
The 20th Amendment
Prior to the ratification of the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, there was for Congress a 13-month delay between election day and the day the newly elected officials took office. In the case of a lame duck, this was a 13 month notice his or her job was terminating crippling their influence. Hence the ‘lame’ or injured duck.
An awful lot of people are confused as to just what is meant by a lame-duck Congress. It’s like where some fellows worked for you and their work wasn’t satisfactory and you let ’em out, but after you fired ’em, you let ’em stay long enough so they could burn your house down. – Will Rogers
The same applied to the president. The 20th Amendment changed the date the newly elected president took office from March 4th to January 20th.
During a lame-duck session, members of Congress are no longer accountable to their constituents. It is possible for their focus to switch to more personal gain instead of acting on behalf of their constituents with an eye toward re-election.
The 20th Amendment shortened this period from 13 months to 2 months. While lame-duck sessions still occur (20 such sessions have occurred since the amendment took effect in 1935), there is less time for sweeping legislation to be approved. Even so, lame-duck Congresses have declared war, impeached a president, censured a senator, and passed the Homeland Security Act among other actions.
It is also considered a time when the peaceful transition of power occurs. Preparations take place for the out-going president to leave the office and the newly elected president to take over the role.
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0871 – England’s King Alfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown.
1205 – Philip of Swabia was crowned as King of the Romans.
1453 – Frederick III erected Austria into an Archduchy.
1540 – King Henry VIII of England was married to Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife.
1720 – The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble published its findings.
1759 – George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married.
1838 – Samuel Morse publicly demonstrated the telegraph for the first time.
1896 – The first American women’s six-day bicycle race was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1900 – In India, it was reported that millions of people were dying from starvation.
1900 – Off of South Africa, the British seized the German steamer Herzog. The boat was released on January 22, 1900.
1912 – New Mexico became the 47th U.S. state.
1930 – The first diesel-engine automobile trip was completed after a run of 792 miles from Indianapolis, IN, to New York City, NY.
1931 – Thomas Edison executed his last patent application.
1941 – Richard Widmark made his debut on radio in “The Home of the Brave.”
1941 – Alice Marble made her professional tennis debut when she defeated Ruth Hardwick of Great Britain at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1942 – The first commercial around-the-world airline flight took place. Pan American Airlines was the company that made history with the feat.
1942 – The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee abolished the Y formation.
1945 – The Battle of the Bulge ended with 130,000 German and 77,000 Allied casualties.
1950 – Britain recognized the Communist government of China.
1952 – “Peanuts” debuted in Sunday papers across the United States.
1963 – “Wild Kingdom” premiered on NBC.
1967 – U.S. and South Vietnamese forces launched a major offensive, known as Operation “Deckhouse V”, in the Mekong River delta.
1974 – CBS radio debuted “Radio Mystery Theatre.”
1975 – ABC-TV debuted “A.M. America.”
1982 – William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angeles, CA, of being the “freeway killer” who had murdered 14 young men and boys.
1987 – After a 29-year lapse, the Ford Thunderbird was presented with the Motor Trend Car of the Year Award. It was the first occurrence of a repeat winner of the award.
1994 – Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. Four men were later sentenced to prison for the attack, including Tonya Harding’s ex-husband.
1998 – The spacecraft Lunar Prospect was launched into orbit around the moon. The craft was crashed into the moon, in an effort to find water under the lunar surface, on July 31, 1999.
1999 – The 106th U.S. Congress opened. The first item on the agenda was the impeachment proceedings of U.S. President Bill Clinton. The trial was set to begin January 7, 1999.
1999 – Bob Newhart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2004 – In the United Arab Emirates, construction began on the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. Upon completion it was the world’s largest building.
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