Today In History: Acheampong Overthrows Busia

1972: A group of junior officers, led by Acheampong overthrows civilian government of Ghana led by Kofi Abrefa Busia.

Milestone - January 13, 2005

1559 Coronation of Elizabeth I of England.

1893 Britain's Independent Labour Party, a precursor to the current Labour Party, meets for the first time.

1915 South African troops occupy Swakopmund.

Earthquake in central Italy kills 30 000 people.

1935 Saar votes to return to Germany after being administered by France.

1959 Belgium grants reforms in Belgian Congo.

1963 West African Republic of Togo's President Sylvanus Olympio is murdered by Sergeant Gnassingbe Eyadema in a military coup.

1972 A group of junior officers overthrows civilian government of Ghana.

1988 Taiwanese President Chiang Ching-Kuo dies of a heart attack at age 77.

1994 Italian Premier Carlo Ciampi resigns and parliamentary elections oust the scandal-scarred parties that have dominated Italy for five decades.

1999 The chief of Brazil's Central Bank, Gustavo Franco, unexpectedly resigns and his successor devalues the currency by 8%, rocking world financial markets.

Thought For The Day

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (1806-1873)