People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. – Thomas Sowell

LODD’s:

99-F12

Jan 29, 1999

Fire fighter dies after returning from a call involving smoke in an apartment building – Massachusetts.

History by Historyplace.com:

January 29, 1891 – Hawaii proclaimed Liliuokalani as its queen. Renowned for her song Aloha Oe, she had a reign of only four years until she was forced to abdicate in 1895 under pressure from powerful businessmen.

January 29, 1916 – During World War I, the first aerial bombings of Paris by German zeppelins took place.

January 29, 1919 – The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Prohibition Amendment) was ratified. For nearly 14 years, until December 5, 1933, the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages were illegal in the United States. The Amendment had the unexpected result of causing enormous growth of organized crime which provided bootleg liquor to thirsty Americans.