Today in History: Jan. 19

Today is Thursday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2012. There are 347 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 19, 1862, Union forces won a victory over the Confederates in the Civil War Battle of Mill Springs in southeastern Kentucky.

On this date: In 1937, millionaire Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in 7