Jan 16th-MLK Day, Ethel Merman, Aaliyah, Ronnie Milsap, En Vogue, Debbie Allen, Josie Davis, Carl Jr's

National Martin Luther King jr Day. Pop culture from 1997. Prohabiton ratified, Vermont declares independence from New York, No more staples in centerfolds. Todays birthdays - Ethel Merman, Ronnie Milsap, Carl Karcher, Jim Stafford, Debbie Allen, Maxine Jones, Josie Davis, Aaliyah. Carol Lombard died.