January 14
1639 - The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
1784 - The United States ratified the Treaty of Paris with England, ending the Revolutionary War.
1914 - Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park, Michigan, plant.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet at the Casablanca Conference to discuss military strategy during World War II.
1952 - NBC's "Today" show premiered, with Dave Garroway as host.
1953 - Tito formally became the first president of the Republic of Yugoslavia.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe married baseball star Joe DiMaggio.
1963 - George Wallace is sworn in as governor of Alabama, promising "segregation forever."
1964 - Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, in a brief televised address, thanked Americans for their condolences and messages of support following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, nearly two months earlier.
1967 - The Sixties' "Summer of Love" unofficially began with a "Human Be-In" involving tens of thousands of young people at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
1970 - Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
1990 - "The Simpsons" premiered on television.
1994 - President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an accord to stop aiming missiles at any nation; the leaders joined Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in signing an accord to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Ukraine.
2008 - Bobby Jindal takes office as governor of Louisiana, becoming America's first elected Indian-American governor.
2010 - President Barack Obama and the U.S. moved to take charge in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid.
2022 - The Australian government revoked the visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic for a second time as he fought to stay in the country and compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19.
Birthdays
31 - Molly Tuttle (singer)
34 - Grant Gustin (actor)
34 - Kacy Catanzaro (professional wrestler)
35 - Jonathan Osser (actor)
35 - Emma Greenwell (actress)
38 - Matt Riddle (professional wrestler)
39 - Jake Choi (actor)
42 - Zach Gilford (actor)
48 - Ward Horton (actor)
49 - Jordan Ladd (actor)
50 - Kevin Durand (actor)
55 - Jason Bateman (actor)
55 - Dave Grohl (singer)
56 - LL Cool J (rapper/actor)
57 - Emily Watson (actress)
60 - Shepard Smith (news anchor)
72 - Maureen Dowd (columnist)
76 - Carl Weathers (actor)
81 - Holland Taylor (actor0
83 - Faye Dunaway (actress)
86 - Jack Jones (singer)
87 - Clarence Carter (singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 14
1948 - Plastic helmets were prohibited in the NFL.
1968 - The Green Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 to win Super Bowl II.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins 14-7 to win Super Bowl VII to become the first, and to date, and only team in NFL history to have a perfect undefeated season (17-0).
1985 - Martina Navratilova won her 100th tournament. She joined Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert Lloyd as the only professional tennis players to win 100 tournaments.
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990 - Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers) set an NFL record when he threw his 30th and 31st post-season touchdown passes. Terry Bradshaw held the previous record of 30.
2002 - Barry Bonds signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants worth $90 million for five years.
2013 - Cyclist Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey during a videotaped interview that he'd used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
1639 - The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
1784 - The United States ratified the Treaty of Paris with England, ending the Revolutionary War.
1914 - Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park, Michigan, plant.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet at the Casablanca Conference to discuss military strategy during World War II.
1952 - NBC's "Today" show premiered, with Dave Garroway as host.
1953 - Tito formally became the first president of the Republic of Yugoslavia.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe married baseball star Joe DiMaggio.
1963 - George Wallace is sworn in as governor of Alabama, promising "segregation forever."
1964 - Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, in a brief televised address, thanked Americans for their condolences and messages of support following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, nearly two months earlier.
1967 - The Sixties' "Summer of Love" unofficially began with a "Human Be-In" involving tens of thousands of young people at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
1970 - Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
1990 - "The Simpsons" premiered on television.
1994 - President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an accord to stop aiming missiles at any nation; the leaders joined Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in signing an accord to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Ukraine.
2008 - Bobby Jindal takes office as governor of Louisiana, becoming America's first elected Indian-American governor.
2010 - President Barack Obama and the U.S. moved to take charge in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid.
2022 - The Australian government revoked the visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic for a second time as he fought to stay in the country and compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19.
Birthdays
31 - Molly Tuttle (singer)
34 - Grant Gustin (actor)
34 - Kacy Catanzaro (professional wrestler)
35 - Jonathan Osser (actor)
35 - Emma Greenwell (actress)
38 - Matt Riddle (professional wrestler)
39 - Jake Choi (actor)
42 - Zach Gilford (actor)
48 - Ward Horton (actor)
49 - Jordan Ladd (actor)
50 - Kevin Durand (actor)
55 - Jason Bateman (actor)
55 - Dave Grohl (singer)
56 - LL Cool J (rapper/actor)
57 - Emily Watson (actress)
60 - Shepard Smith (news anchor)
72 - Maureen Dowd (columnist)
76 - Carl Weathers (actor)
81 - Holland Taylor (actor0
83 - Faye Dunaway (actress)
86 - Jack Jones (singer)
87 - Clarence Carter (singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 14
1948 - Plastic helmets were prohibited in the NFL.
1968 - The Green Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 to win Super Bowl II.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins 14-7 to win Super Bowl VII to become the first, and to date, and only team in NFL history to have a perfect undefeated season (17-0).
1985 - Martina Navratilova won her 100th tournament. She joined Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert Lloyd as the only professional tennis players to win 100 tournaments.
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990 - Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers) set an NFL record when he threw his 30th and 31st post-season touchdown passes. Terry Bradshaw held the previous record of 30.
2002 - Barry Bonds signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants worth $90 million for five years.
2013 - Cyclist Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey during a videotaped interview that he'd used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
