January 14
Today is the 14th day of 2017, there are 351 days left in the year.
1639 - The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
1784 - The United States ratified the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War; Britain followed suit in April.
1814 - The Treaty of Kiel ended hostilities between Denmark and Sweden, with Denmark agreeing to cede Norway to Sweden, something Norway refused to accept.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French Gen. Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime conference in Casablanca.
1952 - NBC's "Today" show premiered, with Dave Garroway as host.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married at San Francisco City Hall. (The marriage lasted nine months.)
1963 - George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with the pledge, "Segregation forever!" -- a view Wallace later repudiated.
1967 - The "Summer of Love" unofficially began with a "Human Be-In", a gathering of tens of thousands of young people for a counterculture event at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
1969 - Twenty-seven people aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in Hawaii were killed when a rocket warhead exploded, setting off a fire and additional explosions.
1970 - Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
1975 - The House Internal Security Committee (formerly the House Un-American Activities Committee) was disbanded.
1989 - President Ronald Reagan delivered his 331st and final weekly White House radio address, telling listeners, "Believe me, Saturdays will never be the same. I'll miss you."
1990 - The Simpsons made their television debut on FOX.
1993 - Late-night TV talk show host David Letterman announced he was moving from NBC to CBS.
1994 - President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an accord to stop aiming missles at any nation; the leaders joined Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in signing an accord to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Ukraine.
2004 - J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. struck a deal to buy Bank One Corp. for $58 billion.
2004 - President George W. Bush unveiled a plan to send astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond.
2005 - Army Specialist Charles Graner Jr., the reputed ringleader of a band of rogue guards at the Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted at Fort Hood, Texas, of abusing Iraqi detainees. (He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison.)
2005 - A European space probe sent back the first detailed pictures of the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan.
2008 - Bobby Jindal took office as governor of Louisiana, the nation's first Indian-American governor.
Birthdays
27 - Grant Gustin (actor)
28 - Frankie Sandford (singer)
28 - Emma Greenwell (actress)
29 - Hakeem Nicks (football player)
33 - Mia Martina (singer)
35 - Zach Gilford (actor)
38 - James Scott (actor)
43 - Kevin Durand (actor)
48 - Dave Grohl (singer)
48 - Jason Bateman (actor)
49 - LL Cool J (rapper)
50 - Carla Facciolo (reality star)
50 - Emily Watson (actress)
69 - Carl Weathers (actor)
76 - Faye Dunaway (actress)
79 - Jack Jones (jazz singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 14
1948 - Plastic helmet were prohibited in the NFL.
1951 - The first NFL Pro Bowl was held in Los Angeles.
1961 - Willard Dewveall of the Chicago Bears becomes the first NFL player to leave to join the AFL.
1964 - East beats West 111-107 in Boston to in the NBA All-Star Game.
1968 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Oakland Raiders 33-14 to win Super Bowl II in Miami. Packers quarterback Bart Starr was named MVP.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins became the first team in NFL history to have a perfect season after defeating the Washington Redkins to win Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles. Dolphins safety Jake Scott was named MVP.
1974 - The World Football League is announced.
1976 - Ted Turner becomes CEO of the Atlanta Braves.
1985 - Martina Navratilova joins Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors as the only people to have won 100 tennis tournaments.
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - Bobby Knight won his 500th game as a college basketball coach.
2002 - Barry Bonds agrees to a five-year, $90 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.
Today is the 14th day of 2017, there are 351 days left in the year.
1639 - The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
1784 - The United States ratified the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War; Britain followed suit in April.
1814 - The Treaty of Kiel ended hostilities between Denmark and Sweden, with Denmark agreeing to cede Norway to Sweden, something Norway refused to accept.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French Gen. Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime conference in Casablanca.
1952 - NBC's "Today" show premiered, with Dave Garroway as host.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married at San Francisco City Hall. (The marriage lasted nine months.)
1963 - George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with the pledge, "Segregation forever!" -- a view Wallace later repudiated.
1967 - The "Summer of Love" unofficially began with a "Human Be-In", a gathering of tens of thousands of young people for a counterculture event at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
1969 - Twenty-seven people aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in Hawaii were killed when a rocket warhead exploded, setting off a fire and additional explosions.
1970 - Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
1975 - The House Internal Security Committee (formerly the House Un-American Activities Committee) was disbanded.
1989 - President Ronald Reagan delivered his 331st and final weekly White House radio address, telling listeners, "Believe me, Saturdays will never be the same. I'll miss you."
1990 - The Simpsons made their television debut on FOX.
1993 - Late-night TV talk show host David Letterman announced he was moving from NBC to CBS.
1994 - President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an accord to stop aiming missles at any nation; the leaders joined Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in signing an accord to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Ukraine.
2004 - J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. struck a deal to buy Bank One Corp. for $58 billion.
2004 - President George W. Bush unveiled a plan to send astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond.
2005 - Army Specialist Charles Graner Jr., the reputed ringleader of a band of rogue guards at the Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted at Fort Hood, Texas, of abusing Iraqi detainees. (He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison.)
2005 - A European space probe sent back the first detailed pictures of the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan.
2008 - Bobby Jindal took office as governor of Louisiana, the nation's first Indian-American governor.
Birthdays
27 - Grant Gustin (actor)
28 - Frankie Sandford (singer)
28 - Emma Greenwell (actress)
29 - Hakeem Nicks (football player)
33 - Mia Martina (singer)
35 - Zach Gilford (actor)
38 - James Scott (actor)
43 - Kevin Durand (actor)
48 - Dave Grohl (singer)
48 - Jason Bateman (actor)
49 - LL Cool J (rapper)
50 - Carla Facciolo (reality star)
50 - Emily Watson (actress)
69 - Carl Weathers (actor)
76 - Faye Dunaway (actress)
79 - Jack Jones (jazz singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 14
1948 - Plastic helmet were prohibited in the NFL.
1951 - The first NFL Pro Bowl was held in Los Angeles.
1961 - Willard Dewveall of the Chicago Bears becomes the first NFL player to leave to join the AFL.
1964 - East beats West 111-107 in Boston to in the NBA All-Star Game.
1968 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Oakland Raiders 33-14 to win Super Bowl II in Miami. Packers quarterback Bart Starr was named MVP.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins became the first team in NFL history to have a perfect season after defeating the Washington Redkins to win Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles. Dolphins safety Jake Scott was named MVP.
1974 - The World Football League is announced.
1976 - Ted Turner becomes CEO of the Atlanta Braves.
1985 - Martina Navratilova joins Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors as the only people to have won 100 tennis tournaments.
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - Bobby Knight won his 500th game as a college basketball coach.
2002 - Barry Bonds agrees to a five-year, $90 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.
