On this day: January 14

POSTED: 11:12 AM PST Jan 11, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 13, 2013 

FDR becomes the first president to fly while in office, Joltin' Joe and Marilyn Monroe elope, Bogie dies, and the Miami Dolphins cap off a perfect season, all on this day.

OTD January 14 - Peter Finch
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1977: Actor Peter Finch, best remembered for his role as crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the film "Network," dies of a heart attack at the age of 60 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Finch would become the first actor to posthumously win an Oscar two months later when he won Best Actor for "Network." Finch also appeared in movies such as "The Trials of Oscar Wilde," "No Love for Johnnie" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

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