January 7: Christmas according to the Julian calendar and many Orthodox Churches.1785 - Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travelled from Dover, England to Calais, France in a hot air balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air. 1927 - First international telephone call - New York City to London. 1979 - Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge were overthrown by Vietnamese troops. 1990 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed to the public due to safety concerns. 1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began. 

to tell the truth: I hardly failed my history exam. I like history because there are so many stories but I hate to remember they all as teacher requested. So history and histroy stories are 2 quite different concepts to me.

I know what you mean!! I got the same sort of feeling as you do!~~