Today is Saturday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2006. There are 351 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Saturday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2006. There are 351 days left in the year. On this date in 1784, the United States ratifies a peace treaty with England, ending the Revolutionary War.
In 1639, the first constitution of Connecticut -- the "Fundamental Orders" -- is adopted. In 1858, French emperor Napoleon III escapes an attempt on his life. In 1900, Puccini's opera "Tosca" receives a mixed reception at its world premiere in Rome. In 1914, Ford Motor Co. greatly improves its assembly line operation by employing a chain to pull each chassis along. In 1943, President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill open a wartime conference in Casablanca.
January 14, 1981: Youngstown police are investigating whether one of three people may have shot the wrong man when the trio went to a Fairgreen Ave. house to avenge being fleeced in a drug purchase. Two Youngstown men and a Canton woman have been arrested in the assault.
During his confirmation hearing as secretary of state, Alexander Haig says Watergate was a stupid and illegal abuse of power, but it is not for him to render moral judgments against Richard Nixon or Henry Kissinger.
Dr. William L. Lyon is re-elected president of the Struthers Board of Education.
January 14, 1966: Five children, ranging in age from 15 months to 8 years old, die in a fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Meyer in New Castle, Pa.
An estimated $15,000 is expected to be collected from 4,200 delinquent parking tickets as city police begin towing violators cars sighted in the area. The majority of the out-of-state unpaid tickets are held by Youngstown University students.
Paul H. Cress is retiring after 25 years on the Youngstown Police Department and will take a job as chief of security and an instructor at Youngstown University.
January 14, 1956: Maj. Joseph A. Lane takes over as group operations officer of the U.S. Air Force's 79th Fighter Group at Youngstown Municipal Airport. He is still recovering from injuries suffered recently when he had to bail out of his jet fighter plane six miles above Florida after the engine exploded. He spent the night in the swamp, wrapped in his parachute.
Charles M. Beeghly, vice president and general manager of Cold Metal Products, is elected trustee of the Lucy R. Buechner Corp.
The bodies of five U.S. missionaries massacred by Indian tribesmen they had hoped to convert to Christianity are buried in Ecuador's jungle near the stripped skeleton of their plane. The last word from the men was a radio transmission: "Here comes a group of Aucas we have not known before."
January 14, 1931: Youngstown bootleggers are adopting a policy of utmost caution as police raids, unemployment and financial difficulties hamper their clientele.
A.L. Button is named secretary of the Mahoning County Manufacturers Association, succeeding Warren L. Perry, who has become secretary of the state association.
Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, launches the campaign for re-election of President Herbert Hoover in a letter to the New York World.