January 14

On This Day In History
	1900: Premiere of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca The opera Tosca?a psychological drama of deceit and doubt composed by Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest exponents of operatic realism?made its world premiere in Rome's Costanzi Theatre on this day in 1900.
Poster for the first production of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca, 1900.
Biography Of The Day
	Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer?the Alsatian German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in Africa?was born this day in 1875 and received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his works in behalf of ?the Brotherhood of Nations.?
Albert Schweitzer
More Events On This Day In History
1997	1997 Greek archaeologists announced that they had discovered an ancient site in Athens that may have been Aristotle's Lyceum.
	1954 Baseball player Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe married at City Hall in San Francisco.
1784	1784 The Continental Congress ratified the Peace of Paris (1783) with Great Britain, granting independence to the American colonies.
	1526 The Treaty of Madrid was signed by the Habsburg emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and his prisoner Francis I, king of France, who had been captured during the Battle of Pavia in February 1525 and held prisoner until the conclusion of the treaty, when he was allowed to return to France.