January 3
1521 - Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X.
1777 - Gen. George Washington defeated Cornwallis's forces at the Battle of Princeton during the Revolutionary War.
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands.
1861 - More than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski at the order of Gen. Joseph E. Brown.
1870 - Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began.
1947 - Congressional hearings were televised for the first time.
1958 - Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole over land.
1959 - Alaska became the 49th state.
1967 - Jack Ruby, the man who shot President John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died.
1977 - Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula Jr.
1987 - Aretha Franklin became the first woman 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.
2022 - A jury in San Jose, California convicted Elizabeth Holmes of duping investors into believing that her startup company Theranos had developed a revolutionary device that could detect diseases and chronic conditions from a few drops of blood.
Birthdays
29 - Florence Pugh (actress)
39 - Lloyd Polite Jr. (singer)
42 - Katie McGrath (actress)
44 - Eli Manning (football player)
50 - Danica McKellar (actress)
53 - Mimi Faust (reality star)
61 - Cheryl Miller (basketball player)
69 - Mel Gibson (actor)
79 - John Paul Jones (musician)
80 - Stephen Stills (musician)
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Today in Sports History - January 3
1920 - The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox, and so began a championship era for the Yankees and the "Curse of the Bambino" that haunted the Red Sox until they won a World Series in 2004.
1941 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee announced a new rule that permitted free substitution of football players.
1943 - For the first time in NHL history a goal with three points all came from the same family. Reg Bentley scored with assists from his brothers Max and Doug.
1981 - The Cleveland Cavaliers retire Austin Carr's #34.
1983 - Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) made the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history. Dorsett ran 99 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
1991 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 700th goal.
1993 - Quarterback Frank Reich leads the Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit, to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game, the greatest comeback in NFL history.
1994 - Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers becomes the first player in NFL history to win three straight passing titles.
1997 - Texas-El Paso head men's basketball coach Don Haskins becomes the 10th coach in NCAA Division I history to win 700 career games.
2001 - Oklahoma defeats Florida State 13-2 to win the BCS National Championship.
2002 - Miami (FL) defeats Nebraska 37-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
2003 - Ohio State defeats Miami (FL) 31-24 in double overtime to win the BCS National Championship.
2004 - Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay ties an NFL playoff record with five field goals in a 29-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
2007 - Miami Dolphins head coach Nick Saban resigns to return to college football, taking the head coaching position at the University of Alabama.
2010 - Chris Johnson (Tennessee Titans) set the NFL single-season record for yards from scrimmage. He finished the season with 2,509 yards.
2010 - Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys) set a team record when he took every snap for the entire regular season.
2016 - Jimmy Butler breaks Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls record for points in an NBA half, scoring 40 of his 42 points in the second half to lead the Bulls in a 115-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors
1521 - Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X.
1777 - Gen. George Washington defeated Cornwallis's forces at the Battle of Princeton during the Revolutionary War.
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands.
1861 - More than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski at the order of Gen. Joseph E. Brown.
1870 - Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began.
1947 - Congressional hearings were televised for the first time.
1958 - Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole over land.
1959 - Alaska became the 49th state.
1967 - Jack Ruby, the man who shot President John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died.
1977 - Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula Jr.
1987 - Aretha Franklin became the first woman 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.
2022 - A jury in San Jose, California convicted Elizabeth Holmes of duping investors into believing that her startup company Theranos had developed a revolutionary device that could detect diseases and chronic conditions from a few drops of blood.
Birthdays
29 - Florence Pugh (actress)
39 - Lloyd Polite Jr. (singer)
42 - Katie McGrath (actress)
44 - Eli Manning (football player)
50 - Danica McKellar (actress)
53 - Mimi Faust (reality star)
61 - Cheryl Miller (basketball player)
69 - Mel Gibson (actor)
79 - John Paul Jones (musician)
80 - Stephen Stills (musician)
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Today in Sports History - January 3
1920 - The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox, and so began a championship era for the Yankees and the "Curse of the Bambino" that haunted the Red Sox until they won a World Series in 2004.
1941 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee announced a new rule that permitted free substitution of football players.
1943 - For the first time in NHL history a goal with three points all came from the same family. Reg Bentley scored with assists from his brothers Max and Doug.
1981 - The Cleveland Cavaliers retire Austin Carr's #34.
1983 - Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) made the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history. Dorsett ran 99 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
1991 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 700th goal.
1993 - Quarterback Frank Reich leads the Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit, to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game, the greatest comeback in NFL history.
1994 - Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers becomes the first player in NFL history to win three straight passing titles.
1997 - Texas-El Paso head men's basketball coach Don Haskins becomes the 10th coach in NCAA Division I history to win 700 career games.
2001 - Oklahoma defeats Florida State 13-2 to win the BCS National Championship.
2002 - Miami (FL) defeats Nebraska 37-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
2003 - Ohio State defeats Miami (FL) 31-24 in double overtime to win the BCS National Championship.
2004 - Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay ties an NFL playoff record with five field goals in a 29-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
2007 - Miami Dolphins head coach Nick Saban resigns to return to college football, taking the head coaching position at the University of Alabama.
2010 - Chris Johnson (Tennessee Titans) set the NFL single-season record for yards from scrimmage. He finished the season with 2,509 yards.
2010 - Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys) set a team record when he took every snap for the entire regular season.
2016 - Jimmy Butler breaks Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls record for points in an NBA half, scoring 40 of his 42 points in the second half to lead the Bulls in a 115-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors
