January 7
1610 - Astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four of Jupiter's moons for the first time.
1896 - Fanny Farmer published her first cookbook.
1927 - Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between New York and London.
1953 - President Harry S. Truman announced that the United States had developed the hydrogen bomb.
1955 - Singer Marian Anderson became the first Black American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
1979 - Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government.
1989 - Japan's Emperor Hirohito died.
1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the U.S. Senate.
2015 - Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people, including the editor, before escaping. (Two suspects were killed two days later.)
2022 - Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison; a judge in Georgia denied any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their neighborhood.
2023 - Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority's ability to govern.
Birthdays
21 - Sofia Wylie (actress)
25 - Kerri Medders (actress)
25 - Marcus Scribner (actor)
28 - Lamar Jackson (football player)
35 - Camille Rowe (model)
37 - Robert Sheehan (actor)
40 - Lewis Hamilton (race car driver)
42 - Brett Dalton (actor)
43 - Lauren Cohan (actress)
51 - John Rich (singer)
54 - Jeremy Renner (actor)
61 - Nicolas Cage (actor)
68 - Katie Couric (TV host/journalist)
69 - David Caruso (actor)
74 - Helen Worth (actress)
77 - Kenny Loggins (musician)
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Today in Sports History - January 7
1899 - Walter Camp publishes his first All-American college football team.
1920 - Joe Malone (Quebec Bulldogs) scored two goals and became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer with 59.
1927 - In Hinckley, Illinois, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game.
1961 - The first NFL Playoff Bowl (3rd place game) is played, with the Detroit Lions defeating the Cleveland Browns 17-16.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record with their 33rd consecutive win; it is also the longest such win streak in all of North American major professional sports.
1980 - The Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL record, playing 35 consecutive games without a loss.
1985 - Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - The Cleveland Cavaliers tie an NBA record with 21 blocked shots against the New York Knicks.
1991 - Pete Rose left an Illinois federal prison and checked into a halfway house in Cincinnati. He was completing a sentence for cheating on his taxes.
1992 - Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994 - Nancy Kerrigan withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. The previous day her right leg was severely bruised in an attack following a practice session; the championship was won by Tonya Harding.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors threatened to cancel the regular season if the striking players did not agree with raising unrestricted free agency from 30 years to 32 years of age.
1998 - Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal records his 1,000th career blocked shot in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
2007 - Phil Jackson becomes the fastest head coach in NBA history to record 900 career wins.
2008 - LSU defeats Ohio State 38-24 to win the BCS National Championship.
2010 - Alabama defeats Texas 37-21 to win the BCS National Championship.
2013 - Alabama defeats Notre Dame 42-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
2019 - Clemson defeats Alabama 44-16 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.
1610 - Astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four of Jupiter's moons for the first time.
1896 - Fanny Farmer published her first cookbook.
1927 - Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between New York and London.
1953 - President Harry S. Truman announced that the United States had developed the hydrogen bomb.
1955 - Singer Marian Anderson became the first Black American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
1979 - Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government.
1989 - Japan's Emperor Hirohito died.
1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the U.S. Senate.
2015 - Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people, including the editor, before escaping. (Two suspects were killed two days later.)
2022 - Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison; a judge in Georgia denied any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their neighborhood.
2023 - Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority's ability to govern.
Birthdays
21 - Sofia Wylie (actress)
25 - Kerri Medders (actress)
25 - Marcus Scribner (actor)
28 - Lamar Jackson (football player)
35 - Camille Rowe (model)
37 - Robert Sheehan (actor)
40 - Lewis Hamilton (race car driver)
42 - Brett Dalton (actor)
43 - Lauren Cohan (actress)
51 - John Rich (singer)
54 - Jeremy Renner (actor)
61 - Nicolas Cage (actor)
68 - Katie Couric (TV host/journalist)
69 - David Caruso (actor)
74 - Helen Worth (actress)
77 - Kenny Loggins (musician)
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Today in Sports History - January 7
1899 - Walter Camp publishes his first All-American college football team.
1920 - Joe Malone (Quebec Bulldogs) scored two goals and became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer with 59.
1927 - In Hinckley, Illinois, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game.
1961 - The first NFL Playoff Bowl (3rd place game) is played, with the Detroit Lions defeating the Cleveland Browns 17-16.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record with their 33rd consecutive win; it is also the longest such win streak in all of North American major professional sports.
1980 - The Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL record, playing 35 consecutive games without a loss.
1985 - Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - The Cleveland Cavaliers tie an NBA record with 21 blocked shots against the New York Knicks.
1991 - Pete Rose left an Illinois federal prison and checked into a halfway house in Cincinnati. He was completing a sentence for cheating on his taxes.
1992 - Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994 - Nancy Kerrigan withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. The previous day her right leg was severely bruised in an attack following a practice session; the championship was won by Tonya Harding.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors threatened to cancel the regular season if the striking players did not agree with raising unrestricted free agency from 30 years to 32 years of age.
1998 - Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal records his 1,000th career blocked shot in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
2007 - Phil Jackson becomes the fastest head coach in NBA history to record 900 career wins.
2008 - LSU defeats Ohio State 38-24 to win the BCS National Championship.
2010 - Alabama defeats Texas 37-21 to win the BCS National Championship.
2013 - Alabama defeats Notre Dame 42-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
2019 - Clemson defeats Alabama 44-16 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.
