January 2
1492 - Muhammad XI, the leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
1788 - Georgia became the fourth state.
1839 - Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre took the first photograph of the Moon.
1905 - The Russo-Japanese War ended.
1923 - The African American town of Rosewood, Florida was burned by a white mob.
1935 - The Bruno Hauptmann trial began for the kidnap and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1942 - The Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.
1959 - The first spacecraft to fly to the Moon and also to orbit the Sun, Luna 1, was launched by the Soviet Union.
1974 - President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles per hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo. (The 55 mph limit was effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.)
1994 - Rudy Giuliani is inaugurated as mayor of New York City.
2016 - A heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff to protest the imprisonment of two ranchers convicted of setting fires on public land and to demand the federal government turn over public lands to local control.
Birthdays
26 - Fernando Tatis Jr. (baseball player)
29 - Jilly Anais (singer)
32 - Bryson Tiller (singer)
38 - Shelley Hennig (actress)
42 - Kate Bosworth (actress)
47 - London Charles (reality star)
50 - Dax Shepard (actor/comedian)
54 - Renee Elise Goldsberry (actress)
54 - Taye Diggs (actor)
56 - Christy Turlington (model)
57 - Cuba Gooding Jr. (actor)
58 - Tia Carrere (actress/singer)
62 - Edgar Martinez (baseball player)
64 - Todd Haynes (film maker)
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Today in Sports History - January 2
1943 - University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team begins 129 home game winning streak that only ends in 1955.
1965 - "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football.
1966 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Cleveland Browns 23-12 in the final NFL championship game before the "Super Bowl" era.
1971 - In Glasgow, Scotland, 66 people were crushed when fans trying to leave encountered fans trying to return after hearing that a late goal had been scored.
1972 - Elvis Presley gave Muhammad Ali a $10000 robe with "People's Champion" inscribed on it. Ali wore the robe on March 31, 1973 when he lost to Ken Norton.
1983 - Ken Anderson (Cincinnati Bengals) completed 20 consecutive passes to set an NFL record for passing accuracy.
1984 - Miami (FL) defeats Nebraska 31-30 to win the Orange Bowl and the national championship.
1985 - The Rebels of UNLV beat Utah State in three overtime periods. The final score of 142-140 set a new NCAA record for total points in a basketball game (282). The game took over three hours to play. The game was also head coach Jerry Tarkanian's 600th career victory.
1986 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) scored his 500th career NHL goal.
1996 - Nebraska defeats Florida 62-24 to win the Fiesta Bowl and a second consecutive national championship.
1998 - Nebraska defeats Tennessee 42-17 in the Orange Bowl to claim a share of the national championship.
2002 - Ron Francis (Carolina Hurricanes) scored his 500th career NHL goal. Francis became only the fifth player in NHL history to reach 500 goals and 1,000 assists.
2023 - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle during the first quarter of an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals, requiring life-saving treatment on the field. (The game was canceled; Hamlin would make a full recovery and return to play the following season.)
1492 - Muhammad XI, the leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
1788 - Georgia became the fourth state.
1839 - Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre took the first photograph of the Moon.
1905 - The Russo-Japanese War ended.
1923 - The African American town of Rosewood, Florida was burned by a white mob.
1935 - The Bruno Hauptmann trial began for the kidnap and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1942 - The Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.
1959 - The first spacecraft to fly to the Moon and also to orbit the Sun, Luna 1, was launched by the Soviet Union.
1974 - President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles per hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo. (The 55 mph limit was effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.)
1994 - Rudy Giuliani is inaugurated as mayor of New York City.
2016 - A heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff to protest the imprisonment of two ranchers convicted of setting fires on public land and to demand the federal government turn over public lands to local control.
Birthdays
26 - Fernando Tatis Jr. (baseball player)
29 - Jilly Anais (singer)
32 - Bryson Tiller (singer)
38 - Shelley Hennig (actress)
42 - Kate Bosworth (actress)
47 - London Charles (reality star)
50 - Dax Shepard (actor/comedian)
54 - Renee Elise Goldsberry (actress)
54 - Taye Diggs (actor)
56 - Christy Turlington (model)
57 - Cuba Gooding Jr. (actor)
58 - Tia Carrere (actress/singer)
62 - Edgar Martinez (baseball player)
64 - Todd Haynes (film maker)
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Today in Sports History - January 2
1943 - University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team begins 129 home game winning streak that only ends in 1955.
1965 - "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football.
1966 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Cleveland Browns 23-12 in the final NFL championship game before the "Super Bowl" era.
1971 - In Glasgow, Scotland, 66 people were crushed when fans trying to leave encountered fans trying to return after hearing that a late goal had been scored.
1972 - Elvis Presley gave Muhammad Ali a $10000 robe with "People's Champion" inscribed on it. Ali wore the robe on March 31, 1973 when he lost to Ken Norton.
1983 - Ken Anderson (Cincinnati Bengals) completed 20 consecutive passes to set an NFL record for passing accuracy.
1984 - Miami (FL) defeats Nebraska 31-30 to win the Orange Bowl and the national championship.
1985 - The Rebels of UNLV beat Utah State in three overtime periods. The final score of 142-140 set a new NCAA record for total points in a basketball game (282). The game took over three hours to play. The game was also head coach Jerry Tarkanian's 600th career victory.
1986 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) scored his 500th career NHL goal.
1996 - Nebraska defeats Florida 62-24 to win the Fiesta Bowl and a second consecutive national championship.
1998 - Nebraska defeats Tennessee 42-17 in the Orange Bowl to claim a share of the national championship.
2002 - Ron Francis (Carolina Hurricanes) scored his 500th career NHL goal. Francis became only the fifth player in NHL history to reach 500 goals and 1,000 assists.
2023 - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle during the first quarter of an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals, requiring life-saving treatment on the field. (The game was canceled; Hamlin would make a full recovery and return to play the following season.)
