Today is Sunday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2026. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 4,2010, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world at 2,717 feet tall, opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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In 1853, New Yorker Solomon Northup regained his freedom after being kidnapped in Washington, D.C., and forced into slavery in 1841; he would later tell his story in his memoir, “Twelve Years a Slave.”
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In 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress.
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