News of the Wired
Date: 14 January 2012
By Susan Schulten
Susan Schulten
How the telegraph — and an innovative mapmaker in Boston — changed the way Americans followed the Civil War.
Replaying Saturday, January 14, 2012
The January 14, 2012 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 13 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 139 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, January 14, 2027, in 225 days. You have lived for 5,253 days, or about 126,075 hours, or about 7,564,512 minutes, or about 453,870,720 seconds.
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14th of January 2012 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 14, 2012
The Week’s Business News in Pictures
Date: 14 January 2012
A credit downgrade for several European nations, unexpectedly strong jobs numbers for December and the suspension of iPhone sales in Apple stores in China were among the top business news stories of the week.
Richard Threlkeld, Award-Winning Journalist, Dies at 74
Date: 14 January 2012
By Dennis Hevesi
Dennis Hevesi
In his 33 years as a correspondent for CBS and ABC News, Mr. Threlkeld reported on wars, presidential campaigns, assassinations and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Unit of Chinese Daily Plans I.P.O.
Date: 14 January 2012
By David Barboza
David Barboza
The online division of the People’s Daily will sell as much as $85 million in stock to compete with private media in China, as well as emulate global giants like CNN and News Corporation.
Mississippi: Barbour Defends Pardons
Date: 14 January 2012
By Campbell Robertson
Campbell Robertson
As the uproar over his last-minute grants of clemency continued, former Gov. Haley Barbour showed no sign of backing down on Friday.
A Push to Bar Lobbying Work by Lawmakers
Date: 15 January 2012
By John Sullivan and Fredric N. Tulsky
John Sullivan
The Illinois Legislature’s inspector general, Thomas J. Homer, said he would introduce legislation to bar lobbying by state lawmakers.
Bloomberg Focuses His Legacy on Education Reform
Date: 14 January 2012
By Fernanda Santos
Fernanda Santos
During his State of the City address, the mayor returned to a recurring theme: the city’s much-maligned schools and his goals to improve them.
Auto Industry May Want to Look at That Luxury-Car Plan Again
Date: 15 January 2012
By James Warren
James Warren
A former auto-industry adviser suggests that Detroit forget its plans to market grand luxury cars and look at small, utilitarian, fuel-efficient vehicles instead.
History vs. the Tea Party
Date: 14 January 2012
By Sam Tanenhaus
Sam Tanenhaus
The Tea Party’s influence is diminishing as conservatives seem to be inching toward nominating Mitt Romney.
Considering the Bulls and Their Point Guard
Date: 14 January 2012
By Dan McGrath
Dan McGrath
The Bulls have re-established themselves, and their newfound worthiness is not all about Derrick Rose, their point guard. Or is it?