Today, in 1737, John Hancock was born.

Today, the GOP contest for the nomination reaches a new phase. Three state contests; three winners.

Today is the South Carolina primary. Polls close at 7pm EST. Be sure to check back for reactions from the Breitbart world.

Today, in 1981, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as President. Twenty minutes after, Iran released 52 American hostages.

Today, in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born.

Today, in 1943, was the first uprising of the Warsaw Jewish ghetto. If only this had happened everywhere–at the same time.

And, then, there were five. Tonight, 9pm EST on FoxNews. Co-hosted with The Wall Street Journal.

Today, in 1979, the Shah fled Iran. Its been crazy town ever since.

Today, in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.

Today, in 1943, FDR and Winston Churchill met in Casablanca to discuss the future course of the war.

Today, in 1968, Johnny Cash performed live at Folsom Prison.

Today, in 1737, John Hancock was born.

Mitt Romney had a solid win in New Hampshire. The race is on.

Congrats to Alabama on winning yet another National Championship.

Today, in 1916, the tragic Battle of Gallipoli finally ended with a complete Allied withdrawal. Rarely have so many lives been squandered by the feckless actions of so few.

On ABC at 9pm EST. There will be blood…

Check back throughout the night for reactions from around the Breitbart world.

Today, in 1942, the Japanese began the attack on Bataan. Our grandfather’s brother died on the Death March from Bataan.

Just when we thought we were free, a national nightmare reemerges as yet another Kennedy has decided to run for Congress. Joseph P. Kennedy III is running for Barney Frank’s seat. JFK was actually pretty okay. Everything that followed…not so much.

Barack Obama has decided he doesn’t want to be a normal President. He wants what he wants, never mind the rules. So, yesterday he made a recess appointment for Richard Cordray to head an agency that has no Congressional oversight. Nevermind that the Senate wasn’t in recess. There’s a reelection to attend to.

***UPDATE*** Romney edges Santorum by eight votes to win Iowa caucuses.

It begins. Very tight race between Romney, Paul and Santorum. Tight battle for 4th between Gingrich and Perry. Check back for reaction from the Breitbart world throughout the night.

Joel Pollak: Editor, Breitbart.com:

Tonight, the first votes were cast to replace Barack Obama. The “story” is Rick Santorum’s hard-earned success, but the most exciting part of the Iowa caucuses for me was watching the Big Government live stream from a caucus in Ames. It was refreshing to hear people argue for their candidates in their own words. I thought Rick Perry and Mitt Romney had excellent representatives, both of whom spoke from the heart and with few prepared remarks. Rick Santorum’s representative emphasized social issues, which may help explain Santorum’s strong finish but may also limit his appeal in other states. Romney also has to be pleased with his strong finish–in Ames and elsewhere–which was not always a given. The race is still Romney versus not-Romney–and we’ll see if Santorum can sustain his momentum. Again, though, the most impressive part of tonight’s process was watching people take the democratic process into their own hands, rather than leaving it to media filters and debate moderators.

Mike Flynn: Editor, BigGovernment.com:

Iowa voters are peculiar. Tonight they have provided mostly more confusion in the race. While Romney may still pull out victory, I’d have to score him one of the big losers of the night. He had a photo finish after spending millions against a fairly weak field. Worse, after spending weeks downplaying Iowa, he claimed he would win it. Rare lack of discipline for his campaign. More ominously, he’s still stuck at the 25% he got in 2008 and in almost every national poll. He still faces a situation where 75% of voters don’t want him as the nominee. He is going to have to shift gears and fight for the nomination now.

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