TODAY IN HISTORY

Thursday, January  26, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Jan. 26, 1998, President Bill Clinton denied having an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, telling reporters, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." President Bill Clinton   AP Photo/Greg Gibson
On this date in: 1788 The first European settlers in Australia landed in present-day Sydney. 1802 Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S. Capitol. 1837 Michigan became the 26th state. 1861 Louisiana seceded from the Union. 1870 Virginia rejoined the Union. 1925 Actor Paul Newman was born in Cleveland, Ohio. 1950 India proclaimed itself a republic. 1979 Former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller died at age 70. 1988 The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Phantom of the Opera," the longest-running show in Broadway history, opened at the Majestic Theater in New York. AP Photo/Ed Bailey 1993 Former Czechoslovak President Vaclav Havel was elected president of the new Czech Republic. 1996 First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before a grand jury connected to the Whitewater probe. 2001 An earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent, killing more than 13,000 people. 2005 Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as secretary of state. 2006 Confronted by Oprah Winfrey on her syndicated talk show, author James Frey acknowledged lies in his addiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces." 2009 "Octomom" Nadya Suleman of Whittier, Calif., gave birth to octuplets conceived by in vitro fertilization. Suleman was already a mother of six.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Rock musician Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) turns 57 years old today. AP Photo/Charles Sykes Name Profession Age Bob Uecker Sportscaster-actor 77 Scott Glenn Actor 73 David Strathairn Actor ("Good Night, and Good Luck") 63 Jack Youngblood Football Hall of Famer 62 Lucinda Williams Country singer 59 Ellen DeGeneres Talk show host, comedian 54 Wayne Gretzky Hockey Hall of Famer 51 Andrew Ridgeley Rock musician (Wham!) 49 Vince Carter Basketball player 35 Sara Rue Actress 34 Emily Hughes Figure skater 23 Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton turns 65 years old today. AP Photo/Jim Mone