On this day: January 8

POSTED: 03:18 PM PST Jan 07, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 07, 2013 

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.

OTD January 8 - Yvonne De Carlo
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2007: Canadian-born actress Yvonne De Carlo, best known for playing Lily Munster in the TV sitcom "The Munsters," dies of natural causes at the age of 84 in Woodland Hills, Calif. De Carlo was also known for her roles in movies such as "Salome Where She Danced," "Criss Cross" and "The Ten Commandments."

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