On this day: January 8

POSTED: 5:18 PM Jan 07 2013   UPDATED: 1:00 AM Jan 08 2013
George Washington portrait

George Washington delivers the first State of the Union, Elvis is born, 14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins his first U.S. Chess Championships, and a gunman shoots Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Arizona, all on this day.