1809, poet and author Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston. Among his classic dark tales, "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart".

 

1807, Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General who surrender spell the end of the civil war, is born in Westmoreland County of Virginia.

 

In 1966, Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India, becoming the first woman to lead the world’s most populist democracy.

 

2001, as he prepares to leave the office, President Bill Clinton admits making false statement under oath about his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The admission is part of the a deal sparing Clinton from possible indictment. He also agrees to surrender his law licenses for 5 years.

 

1943, singer Janis Joplin, an icon of a 60's counter culture is born in Port Arthur, Texas

 

And 1946, country singer Dolly Parton is born in Locust Ridge, Tennessee

 

Today in history, Jan 19th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press