Jan. 14. 1892. Martin Neimoeller, pacifist pastor now invoked to justify incinerating Iraq, born, Germany. 1991: An estimated 30,000 rally at Seattle Central Community College in vigil and opposition to pending U.S. invasion of Kuwait and Iraq. Protesters occupy Seattle's Federal Building; Univ. of Washington protesters block I-5 and march downtown to join Federal Building demonstration. Evergreen State College students lead an Olympia demonstration that occupies the Washington state capitol building overnight.

Jan. 15. 1811: Secret act authorizes Pres. James Madison to annex East Florida without consent of inhabitants. 1929: Martin Luther King, Jr., born. 1969: Trial of Janet McCloud (Tulalip) and others for "fish-in" on Nisqually River in 1965; all are found not guilty.

Jan. 16. 1970: Black revolutionary George Jackson is accused of killing a guard in Soledad (Calif.) state prison. 1991: U.S. invades Kuwait and Iraq. Over the following six weeks, the U.S. drops bomb tonnage exceeding all that used in World War II. In a massacre unparalleled in world history, several dozen U.S. troops (many victims of "friendly fire") and up to 400,000 Iraqi citizens die in the "war." Parades and medals for bravery follow. An estimated 1,000,000 Iraqis have died as a result of U.S.-led economic sanctions in the seven years since. 1992: El Salvador government and FMLN rebels sign peace accord, formally ending 12-year civil war.

Jan. 17. 1961: Outgoing Pres. Dwight Eisenhower warns against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." 1961: Patrica Lumumba, former premier of the newly independent Republic of the Congo, is assassinated; CIA involvement is widely suspected. 36 years of U.S.-sponsored dictatorship follow.

Jan. 18. 1943: U.S. bans sale of pre-sliced bread for duration of WWII. 1965: Segregationists assault Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Alabama, as he registers as the first black guest in a hotel built a century earlier with slave labor.

Jan. 19. 1971: Indian fishing rights organizer Hank Adams is shot in Tacoma. 1994: "Shoes for Guns" firearm buyback effort begins in Chicago. Program is denounced by the NRA.