On this day: January 9

POSTED: 1:21 PM Jan 08 2013   UPDATED: 2:00 AM Jan 09 2013

The Beatles jump up the charts, Howard Hughes exposes his fake biographer, "The Phantom of the Opera" passes "Cats," and Apple introduces iTunes and the iPhone, years apart, all on this day.

OTD January 9 - Joan of Arc
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1431: Joan of Arc, who claiming divine guidance in leading the French army to several important victories over the English during the Hundred Years' War, goes on trial for heresy. She would eventually be condemned and then burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.

Crime Report

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    Local mug shots: May 2013

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