1. In 1865, Illinois Governor Richard Yates Sr. signed the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout the country except in cases of punishment for crimes.

2. On January 9, 1935, the first canned beer was sold in Richmond, Illinois. The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company in Newark, New Jersey, had received a permit to can beer a few months earlier, and the first shipment arrived in the small Illinois town on this day.

3. Illinois native and former astronaut John L. Swigert was born on January 9, 1931, in Denver, Colorado. Swigert was a member of the Apollo 13 crew, which famously experienced an explosion that threatened their mission but managed to return safely to Earth.

4. The first McDonald's franchise opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, on January 9, 1955. The restaurant's original menu included hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fries, shakes, soft drinks, and coffee, and it became the basis for the fast food chain's worldwide success.

5. On January 9, 1989, Illinois' Coleman Federal Correctional Complex officially opened. The facility, located in Dixon, consists of two separate institutions for male inmates and one for female inmates. Notable prisoners at Coleman have included former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Martin Shkreli, the notorious "Pharma Bro" convicted of securities fraud.