This week in history in 1998, nine people were killed in three avalanches that roared through the southeastern British Columbia mountains. Pictured, a RCMP helicopter takes off to assist with the retrieval of victims' bodies in one of the 1998 avalanches.Photo by Vancouver Province archives

Mysterious baby deaths and deadly avalanches: Today in history

· Calgary Herald

On this date, Jan. 3, in history:

In 1661, female actors appeared on an English stage for the first time.