January 21
Today is the 21st day of 2017, there are 344 days left in the year.
1793 - During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.
1861 - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union, resigned from the U.S. Senate.
1908 - New York City's Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public establishments (the measure was vetoed by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., but not before one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was jailed overnight for refusing to pay a fine.)
1915 - The first Kiwanis Club, dedicated to community service, was founded in Detroit.
1924 - Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53.
1942 - Pinball machines were banned in New York City by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).
1954 - The first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched from Groton, Connecticut.
1968 - The Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War.
1968 - An American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in Greenland, killing one crew member and scattering the radioactive material.
1976 - The supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France.
1977 - On his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
1982 - Convict-turned-author Jack Henry Abbott was found guilty in New York of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of water Richard Adan in 1981. (Abbott was later sentenced to 15 years to life in prison; he committed suicide in 2002.)
1994 - A jury in Manassas, Virginia acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.
1997 - House Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for the first time in history to discipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
1998 - Pope John Paul II made his first visit to Cuba.
2003 - The U.S. Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group in the nation.
2004 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
2010 - A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, vastly increased the power of big business and labor unions to influence government decisions by freeing them to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress. The decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.
2010 - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards finally admitted to fathering a child during an affair before his second White House bid.
Birthdays
23 - Booboo Stewart (actor)
23 - Mamy Kennedy (actress)
23 - Chanelle Peloso (actress)
27 - Jacob Smith (actor)
30 - Brandon Crawford (baseball player)
34 - Maryse Ouellet (professional wrestler)
40 - Jerry Trainor (actor)
41 - Emma Bunton (singer)
54 - Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player)
61 - Geena Davis (actress)
67 - Billy Ocean (singer)
77 - Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 21
1887 - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States.
1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Miami to win Super Bowl XIII. Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw was named MVP. The win made the Steelers the first team to win three Super Bowls.
1985 - Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's NHL record of 270 career goals.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become the NHL's second all-time scorer.
1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first tennis player ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official.
1995 - John Stockton of the Utah Jazz became the NBA's all-time assists leader with 9,922.
1997 - Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees announced his retirement from baseball.
1997 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scored 51 points against the New York Knicks.
2002 - Michael Jordan of the Washington Wizards played his first game in Chicago as a visiting player. The Wizards beat the Bulls 77-69.
2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to a one-year, $18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.
2010 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers became the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. He did it 35 days faster than Wilt Chamberlain.
Today is the 21st day of 2017, there are 344 days left in the year.
1793 - During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.
1861 - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union, resigned from the U.S. Senate.
1908 - New York City's Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public establishments (the measure was vetoed by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., but not before one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was jailed overnight for refusing to pay a fine.)
1915 - The first Kiwanis Club, dedicated to community service, was founded in Detroit.
1924 - Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53.
1942 - Pinball machines were banned in New York City by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).
1954 - The first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched from Groton, Connecticut.
1968 - The Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War.
1968 - An American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in Greenland, killing one crew member and scattering the radioactive material.
1976 - The supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France.
1977 - On his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
1982 - Convict-turned-author Jack Henry Abbott was found guilty in New York of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of water Richard Adan in 1981. (Abbott was later sentenced to 15 years to life in prison; he committed suicide in 2002.)
1994 - A jury in Manassas, Virginia acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.
1997 - House Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for the first time in history to discipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
1998 - Pope John Paul II made his first visit to Cuba.
2003 - The U.S. Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group in the nation.
2004 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
2010 - A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, vastly increased the power of big business and labor unions to influence government decisions by freeing them to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress. The decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.
2010 - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards finally admitted to fathering a child during an affair before his second White House bid.
Birthdays
23 - Booboo Stewart (actor)
23 - Mamy Kennedy (actress)
23 - Chanelle Peloso (actress)
27 - Jacob Smith (actor)
30 - Brandon Crawford (baseball player)
34 - Maryse Ouellet (professional wrestler)
40 - Jerry Trainor (actor)
41 - Emma Bunton (singer)
54 - Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player)
61 - Geena Davis (actress)
67 - Billy Ocean (singer)
77 - Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 21
1887 - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States.
1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Miami to win Super Bowl XIII. Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw was named MVP. The win made the Steelers the first team to win three Super Bowls.
1985 - Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's NHL record of 270 career goals.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become the NHL's second all-time scorer.
1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first tennis player ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official.
1995 - John Stockton of the Utah Jazz became the NBA's all-time assists leader with 9,922.
1997 - Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees announced his retirement from baseball.
1997 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scored 51 points against the New York Knicks.
2002 - Michael Jordan of the Washington Wizards played his first game in Chicago as a visiting player. The Wizards beat the Bulls 77-69.
2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to a one-year, $18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.
2010 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers became the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. He did it 35 days faster than Wilt Chamberlain.
