588 bce: Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon invaded Jerusalem and eventually destroyed the Temple of Solomon, from what I hear the region hasn't seen much peace since. You can watch this segment of Iraq History presented by the History Channel.
Let's jump ahead to 1559 and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, sure she was a good queen, but not good enough to have her coronation filmed, so we'll settle for the modern remake featuring Cate Blanchett. Maybe this will help illustrate the event.
1777: New Connecticut declares independence! Long Live New Connecticut! 
Finally, on this day in 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born. This fellow would go on to receive a Nobel Peace Price, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, he was a good speaker too.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Hi Jeff,
Question for you. Over on Dinesh's blog, there are always people claiming that the more blog hits a given "author" gets, the more AOL ponies up some cash. In other words, if 100 people post messages in response to one of your blog entries versus 10, does it increase your revenue?
Just wondering - and I wanted to put a stop to that rumor if it's not true.
Thanks.
brandon at 5:20PM on Jan 15th 2008
2. Brandon,
I can guarantee that is not true, each newsblogger is paid in goats blood, not money.
/honestly, we have each have individual contracts, I can't speak for the others but mine doesn't include any sort of performance bonuses.
Jeff at 6:59PM on Jan 15th 2008
3. Thanks for the honest answer, Jeff.
brandon at 8:03PM on Jan 15th 2008