January 3
Today is the third day of 2017, there are 362 days left in the year.
1521 - Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
1777 - Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands.
1868 - The Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.
1870 - Construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge.
1892 - J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was born in South Africa.
1938 - The March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was organized.
1947 - Congressional proceedings were televised for the first time.
1958 - Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole over land.
1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the 49th state.
1961 - The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicated Fidel Castro.
1967 - Jack Ruby, the man who fatally shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.
1977 - Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr.
1987 - Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1990 - Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Panama City.
2000 - The last new daily "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers.
2004 - NASA's Mars rover, Spirit, touched down on the red planet.
2006 - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud, and tax evasion and agreed to cooperate in investigations of corruption in Congress.
2007 - President Gerald R. Ford was laid to rest on the grounds of his presidential museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2009 - After seven days of pummeling the Gaza Strip from the air, Israel launched a ground offensive.
Birthdays
21 - Cassidy Shaffer (actress)
23 - Olivia Buckland (reality star)
24 - Kevin Ware (basketball player)
25 - Doug McDermott (basketball player)
25 - Candelaria Molfese (actress)
27 - Rosie Fortescue (reality star)
31 - Lloyd Polite (R&B singer)
32 - Nicole Beharie (actress)
36 - Eli Manning (football player)
42 - Jason Marsden (actor)
42 - Thomas Bangalter (DJ)
42 - Danica McKellar (actress)
47 - Mimi Faust (reality star)
48 - Michael Schumacher (race car driver)
61 - Mel Gibson (actor)
65 - Jim Ross (professional wrestling announcer)
67 - Victoria Principal (actress)
71 - John Paul Jones (musician)
78 - Bobby Hull (hockey player)
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Today in Sports History - January 3
1920 - The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000, and so began the "curse of the Bambino" which would haunt the Red Sox until 2004.
1941 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee announced a new rule that permitted free substitution of football players.
1962 - Construction began on the Houston Astrodome.
1971 - The Baltimore Colts defeat the Oakland Raiders 27-17 in the AFC championship game.
1971 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the San Francisco 49ers 17-10 in the NFC championship game.
1981 - The Cleveland Cavaliers retire Austin Carr's #34.
1983 - Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys sets an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown run against the Minnesota Vikings.
1991 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings scores his 700th career goal.
2001 - Oklahoma defeated Florida State 13-2 in the Orange Bowl to win the BCS national championship.
2002 - #1 Miami (FL) defeated #4 Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl in the BCS national championship game. The Huskers ended the year with a 11-2 record and ranked #8 and #7 in the final polls.
2003 - Ohio State defeated Miami (FL) 31-24 in double overtime in the Fiesta Bowl to win the BCS national championship.
2005 - The Anaheim Angels announce a change of their name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
2010 - Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans set the NFL single-season record for yards from scrimmage with 2,509. The previous record was 2,429 yards set in 1999 by Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams.
Today is the third day of 2017, there are 362 days left in the year.
1521 - Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
1777 - Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands.
1868 - The Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.
1870 - Construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge.
1892 - J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was born in South Africa.
1938 - The March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was organized.
1947 - Congressional proceedings were televised for the first time.
1958 - Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole over land.
1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the 49th state.
1961 - The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicated Fidel Castro.
1967 - Jack Ruby, the man who fatally shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.
1977 - Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr.
1987 - Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1990 - Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Panama City.
2000 - The last new daily "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers.
2004 - NASA's Mars rover, Spirit, touched down on the red planet.
2006 - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud, and tax evasion and agreed to cooperate in investigations of corruption in Congress.
2007 - President Gerald R. Ford was laid to rest on the grounds of his presidential museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2009 - After seven days of pummeling the Gaza Strip from the air, Israel launched a ground offensive.
Birthdays
21 - Cassidy Shaffer (actress)
23 - Olivia Buckland (reality star)
24 - Kevin Ware (basketball player)
25 - Doug McDermott (basketball player)
25 - Candelaria Molfese (actress)
27 - Rosie Fortescue (reality star)
31 - Lloyd Polite (R&B singer)
32 - Nicole Beharie (actress)
36 - Eli Manning (football player)
42 - Jason Marsden (actor)
42 - Thomas Bangalter (DJ)
42 - Danica McKellar (actress)
47 - Mimi Faust (reality star)
48 - Michael Schumacher (race car driver)
61 - Mel Gibson (actor)
65 - Jim Ross (professional wrestling announcer)
67 - Victoria Principal (actress)
71 - John Paul Jones (musician)
78 - Bobby Hull (hockey player)
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Today in Sports History - January 3
1920 - The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000, and so began the "curse of the Bambino" which would haunt the Red Sox until 2004.
1941 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee announced a new rule that permitted free substitution of football players.
1962 - Construction began on the Houston Astrodome.
1971 - The Baltimore Colts defeat the Oakland Raiders 27-17 in the AFC championship game.
1971 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the San Francisco 49ers 17-10 in the NFC championship game.
1981 - The Cleveland Cavaliers retire Austin Carr's #34.
1983 - Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys sets an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown run against the Minnesota Vikings.
1991 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings scores his 700th career goal.
2001 - Oklahoma defeated Florida State 13-2 in the Orange Bowl to win the BCS national championship.
2002 - #1 Miami (FL) defeated #4 Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl in the BCS national championship game. The Huskers ended the year with a 11-2 record and ranked #8 and #7 in the final polls.
2003 - Ohio State defeated Miami (FL) 31-24 in double overtime in the Fiesta Bowl to win the BCS national championship.
2005 - The Anaheim Angels announce a change of their name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
2010 - Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans set the NFL single-season record for yards from scrimmage with 2,509. The previous record was 2,429 yards set in 1999 by Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams.
