January 23
1368 - China's Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang was formally acclaimed emperor, following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty.
1556 - The deadliest earthquake on record struck near Shanxi, China, killing an estimated 830,000 people.
1789 - Georgetown University is established in Washington, D.C.
1845 - Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female physician in the United States.
1932 - New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1950 - The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution affirming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1964 - The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified.
1968 - North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo and its crew. (The crew was released 11 months later.)
1973 - President Richard Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1977 - The TV mini-series "Roots," based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on ABC.
1989 - Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.
1993 - Thurgood Marshall, the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court, ded.
1998 - Fighting scandal allegations involving Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton assured his Cabinet during a meeting that he was innocent and urged them to concentrate on their jobs.
2002 - Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by the National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, a U.S.-born Taliban fighter, was returned to the United States to face criminal charges that he'd conspired to kill fellow Americans. (Lindh was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing support for the Taliban; he was released in May 2019 after serving more than 17 years.)
2004 - Bob Keeshan, better known as "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.
2012 - In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval.
2020 - Chinese state media said the city of Wuhan would be shutting down outbound flights and trains, trying to halt the spread of a new virus that had sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 17. The World Health Organization said the viral illness in China was not yet a global health emergency.
Birthdays
26 - Rachel Crow (actress/singer)
39 - Doutzen Kroes (model)
43 - Shallon Lester (reality star)
44 - Lindsey Kraft (actress)
50 - Tiffani Thiessen (actress)
50 - Norah O'Donnell (news anchor)
53 - Marc Nelson (snger)
60 - Mariska Hargitay (actress)
61 - Gail O'Grady (actress)
63 - Peter Mackenzie (actor)
66 - Anita Baker (singer)
74 - Richard Dean Anderson (actor)
81 - Gil Gerard (actor)
91 - Chita Rivera (actress)
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Today in Sports History - January 23
1944 - The Detroit Red Wings set record for the most goals, most consecutive goals and most points in a game. The Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 15-0 and had a total of 37 assists.
1950 - NFL owners approved the unlimited substitution rule that had been used on a trial basis for 1949; the change paved the way for a two-platoon roster system (offense and defense).
1953 - The NFL's Dallas Texans officially became the Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts).
1962 - Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
1965 - Boston Celtics center Bill Russell misses all 14 of his field goal attempts in a 104-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, who were led by their newly acquired star Wilt Chamberlain.
1975 - Ralph Kiner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1979 - Willie Mays is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1984 - "Hulkamania" is born as Hulk Hogan defeats the Iron Sheik to win his first WWF heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1985 - O.J. Simpson became the first Heisman Trophy winner to be elected to pro football’s Hall of Fame.
1988 - At the Quaker State Open, Bob Benoit won a $100,000 bonus and became the first bowler to win a televised tournament by rolling a perfect 300 game.
1998 - The Denver Nuggets tie the NBA single-season record with their 23rd consecutive loss, a mark first set by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1995-96 season.
1998 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores in double-figures for an 800th consecutive game. (He would add 40 more double-digit scoring games to this NBA record before retiring.)
2000 - Don Nelson of the Dallas Mavericks becomes the sixth coach in NBA history to win 900 games.
2002 - The NHL fined Theo Fleury (New York Rangers) $1,000 for making an obscene gesture to fans after a game the night before.
2015 - Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors sets an NBA record for most points scored in a quarter with 37, and a record for most 3-pointers in a quarter with nine, in the Warriors' 126-101 win over the Sacramento Kings.
2018 - At age 33, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history with 30,000 career points.
2022 - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis scores an NFL playoff record four TDs in the Bills' epic 42-36 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their divisional round playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium.
1368 - China's Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang was formally acclaimed emperor, following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty.
1556 - The deadliest earthquake on record struck near Shanxi, China, killing an estimated 830,000 people.
1789 - Georgetown University is established in Washington, D.C.
1845 - Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female physician in the United States.
1932 - New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1950 - The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution affirming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1964 - The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified.
1968 - North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo and its crew. (The crew was released 11 months later.)
1973 - President Richard Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1977 - The TV mini-series "Roots," based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on ABC.
1989 - Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.
1993 - Thurgood Marshall, the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court, ded.
1998 - Fighting scandal allegations involving Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton assured his Cabinet during a meeting that he was innocent and urged them to concentrate on their jobs.
2002 - Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by the National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, a U.S.-born Taliban fighter, was returned to the United States to face criminal charges that he'd conspired to kill fellow Americans. (Lindh was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing support for the Taliban; he was released in May 2019 after serving more than 17 years.)
2004 - Bob Keeshan, better known as "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.
2012 - In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval.
2020 - Chinese state media said the city of Wuhan would be shutting down outbound flights and trains, trying to halt the spread of a new virus that had sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 17. The World Health Organization said the viral illness in China was not yet a global health emergency.
Birthdays
26 - Rachel Crow (actress/singer)
39 - Doutzen Kroes (model)
43 - Shallon Lester (reality star)
44 - Lindsey Kraft (actress)
50 - Tiffani Thiessen (actress)
50 - Norah O'Donnell (news anchor)
53 - Marc Nelson (snger)
60 - Mariska Hargitay (actress)
61 - Gail O'Grady (actress)
63 - Peter Mackenzie (actor)
66 - Anita Baker (singer)
74 - Richard Dean Anderson (actor)
81 - Gil Gerard (actor)
91 - Chita Rivera (actress)
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Today in Sports History - January 23
1944 - The Detroit Red Wings set record for the most goals, most consecutive goals and most points in a game. The Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 15-0 and had a total of 37 assists.
1950 - NFL owners approved the unlimited substitution rule that had been used on a trial basis for 1949; the change paved the way for a two-platoon roster system (offense and defense).
1953 - The NFL's Dallas Texans officially became the Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts).
1962 - Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
1965 - Boston Celtics center Bill Russell misses all 14 of his field goal attempts in a 104-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, who were led by their newly acquired star Wilt Chamberlain.
1975 - Ralph Kiner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1979 - Willie Mays is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1984 - "Hulkamania" is born as Hulk Hogan defeats the Iron Sheik to win his first WWF heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1985 - O.J. Simpson became the first Heisman Trophy winner to be elected to pro football’s Hall of Fame.
1988 - At the Quaker State Open, Bob Benoit won a $100,000 bonus and became the first bowler to win a televised tournament by rolling a perfect 300 game.
1998 - The Denver Nuggets tie the NBA single-season record with their 23rd consecutive loss, a mark first set by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1995-96 season.
1998 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores in double-figures for an 800th consecutive game. (He would add 40 more double-digit scoring games to this NBA record before retiring.)
2000 - Don Nelson of the Dallas Mavericks becomes the sixth coach in NBA history to win 900 games.
2002 - The NHL fined Theo Fleury (New York Rangers) $1,000 for making an obscene gesture to fans after a game the night before.
2015 - Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors sets an NBA record for most points scored in a quarter with 37, and a record for most 3-pointers in a quarter with nine, in the Warriors' 126-101 win over the Sacramento Kings.
2018 - At age 33, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history with 30,000 career points.
2022 - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis scores an NFL playoff record four TDs in the Bills' epic 42-36 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their divisional round playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium.
