January 11th

• 1569

  England's first recorded lottery drawn in St Paul's Cathedral, London, with a £5,000 first prize.

• 1949

  First recorded snowfall in Los Angeles.

• 2007

  J.K. Rowling completes the 7th Harry Potter novel in Edinburgh's Balmoral Hotel.

• 2002

  First prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay amidst human rights concerns by Amnesty International. View Post →

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• 1962

  Massive landslide in Peru's Río Santa Valley kills 4,000, destroying nine villages.

• 1908

  Theodore Roosevelt designates the Grand Canyon as a national monument.