January 21
1793 - King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.
1861 - Five Southerners resigned from the U.S. Senate, including Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, the future president of the Confederacy.
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 was founded in Detroit.
1924 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow at age 53.
1942 - Pinball machines were banned in New York City after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).
1950 - A federal jury in New York City found former State Department official Horatio Alger Hiss guilty of perjury.
1950 - George Orwell died in London.
1954 - The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched at Groton, Connecticut.
1958 - Charles Starkweather, 19, killed three relatives of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, at her family's home in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Starkweather and Fugate went on a road trip which resulted in seven more slayings; Starkweather was eventually executed while Fugate spent 17 years in prison despite maintaining she was a hostage, not an accomplice.)
1968 - The North Vietnamese Army launched a full-scale assault against the U.S. combat base in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, in a siege lasting 11 weeks; although the Americans were able to hold back the communists, they ended up dismantling and abandoning the base.
1968 - An American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in Greenland, killing one crew member and scattering radioactive material.
1968 - North Korean commandos tried but failed to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee at his official residence, the Blue House, in Seoul.
1976 - The supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter pardoned most of the Vietnam War draft evaders.
1994 - A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.
1997 - Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for first time in history to discipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
1998 - Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.
2003 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the nation's largest minority group.
2004 - The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
2010 - In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns, maintaining that it's their First Amendment right to support candidates as they choose. This decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.
2010 - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards finally admitted fathering a child during an affair before his second White House bid.
Birthdays
24 - Booboo Stewart (actor)
24 - Marny Kennedy (actress)
31 - Brandno Crawford (baseball player)
35 - Maryse Ouellet (professional wrestler)
41 - Jerry Trainor (actor)
42 - Emma Bunton (singer)
55 - Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player)
62 - Geena Davis (actress)
68 - Billy Ocean (R&B singer)
78 - Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 21
1887 - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed.
1973 - The AFC beat the NFC 35-31 in the NFL Pro Bowl in Dallas. The game had been played in Los Angeles since 1942.
1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Miami to win Super Bowl XIII. Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw is named MVP. The Steelers became the first franchise to win three Super Bowls.
1986 - Former major-league player, Randy Bass, became the highest-paid baseball player in Japanese history. Bass signed a three-year contract for $3.25 million. He played for the Hanshin Tigers.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's second all time scorer.
1990 - John McEnroe was disqualified and expelled for throwing a tantrum and using abusive language at an official while leading Mikael Pernfors in the Australian Open. He was the first person to be thrown out of a Grand Slam in 27 years. He was fined $6,500 and kicked out of the tournament.
1995 - John Stockton of the Utah Jazz became the NBA's all-time career assist leader when he got his 9,922nd.
1997 - Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees announced his retirement from baseball.
2002 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) played his first game in Chicago as a visiting player. The Wizards beat the Bulls 77-69.
2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to one-year, US$18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.
2010 - Kobe Bryant (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.
1793 - King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.
1861 - Five Southerners resigned from the U.S. Senate, including Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, the future president of the Confederacy.
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 was founded in Detroit.
1924 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow at age 53.
1942 - Pinball machines were banned in New York City after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).
1950 - A federal jury in New York City found former State Department official Horatio Alger Hiss guilty of perjury.
1950 - George Orwell died in London.
1954 - The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched at Groton, Connecticut.
1958 - Charles Starkweather, 19, killed three relatives of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, at her family's home in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Starkweather and Fugate went on a road trip which resulted in seven more slayings; Starkweather was eventually executed while Fugate spent 17 years in prison despite maintaining she was a hostage, not an accomplice.)
1968 - The North Vietnamese Army launched a full-scale assault against the U.S. combat base in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, in a siege lasting 11 weeks; although the Americans were able to hold back the communists, they ended up dismantling and abandoning the base.
1968 - An American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in Greenland, killing one crew member and scattering radioactive material.
1968 - North Korean commandos tried but failed to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee at his official residence, the Blue House, in Seoul.
1976 - The supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter pardoned most of the Vietnam War draft evaders.
1994 - A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.
1997 - Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for first time in history to discipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
1998 - Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.
2003 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the nation's largest minority group.
2004 - The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
2010 - In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns, maintaining that it's their First Amendment right to support candidates as they choose. This decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.
2010 - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards finally admitted fathering a child during an affair before his second White House bid.
Birthdays
24 - Booboo Stewart (actor)
24 - Marny Kennedy (actress)
31 - Brandno Crawford (baseball player)
35 - Maryse Ouellet (professional wrestler)
41 - Jerry Trainor (actor)
42 - Emma Bunton (singer)
55 - Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player)
62 - Geena Davis (actress)
68 - Billy Ocean (R&B singer)
78 - Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 21
1887 - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed.
1973 - The AFC beat the NFC 35-31 in the NFL Pro Bowl in Dallas. The game had been played in Los Angeles since 1942.
1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Miami to win Super Bowl XIII. Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw is named MVP. The Steelers became the first franchise to win three Super Bowls.
1986 - Former major-league player, Randy Bass, became the highest-paid baseball player in Japanese history. Bass signed a three-year contract for $3.25 million. He played for the Hanshin Tigers.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's second all time scorer.
1990 - John McEnroe was disqualified and expelled for throwing a tantrum and using abusive language at an official while leading Mikael Pernfors in the Australian Open. He was the first person to be thrown out of a Grand Slam in 27 years. He was fined $6,500 and kicked out of the tournament.
1995 - John Stockton of the Utah Jazz became the NBA's all-time career assist leader when he got his 9,922nd.
1997 - Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees announced his retirement from baseball.
2002 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) played his first game in Chicago as a visiting player. The Wizards beat the Bulls 77-69.
2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to one-year, US$18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.
2010 - Kobe Bryant (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.
