January 10
1776 - Thomas Paine anonymously published his pamphlet, "Common Sense," which argued for American independence from British rule and greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
1860 - The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, collapsed and caught fire, killing up to 145 people, mostly female workers from Scotland and Ireland.
1861 - Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.
1863 - The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1870 - John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1920 - The League of Nations came into existence as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
1946 - The first General Assembly of the United Nations met in London.
1967 - The first African-American senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, took his seat.
1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his "Great Society" programs as well as the war in Vietnam.
1971 - French fashion designer Coco Chanel died in Paris at age 87.
1984 - The U.S. and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2002 - Marines began flying hundreds of al-Qaida prisoners in Afghanistan to a U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2003 - North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
2007 - The Democratic-controlled House voted 315-116 to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
2011 - A judge in Austin, Texas, ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his money laundering conviction. (DeLay's conviction was ultimately overturned.)
2022 - Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir who was sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friend, died at age 78 at a hospital outside the California prison where he'd been serving his sentence.
Birthdays
42 - Valerie June (singer)
44 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
45 - Chris Smith (rapper)
46 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
60 - Brad Roberts (singer)
63 - Evan Handler (actor)
68 - Shawn Colvin (singer)
70 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
71 - Pat Benatar (singer)
75 - George Foreman (boxer)
76 - Donald Fagen (singer)
79 - Rod Stewart (singer)
80 - William Sanderson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
1982 - The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC championship game 28-27 in a game that featured "The Catch": an iconic moment in NFL history when tight end Dwight Clark caught a TD pass from Joe Montana.
1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers records his 34,000th career point.
1990 - The NCAA approved a random drug testing program among college football players and harsh penalties for drug use.
1995 - NHL owners rejected the players unrestricted free agency proposal (one year at 32, five years at 31) and countered with three years at 32 and three at 31.
1998 - Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan wins his 600th career NBA game.
1998 - Mark Messier of the Vancouver Canucks becomes the sixth player in NHL history to record 1,000 career assists.
2003 - The NBA awards an expansion franchise to Charlotte to be known as the "Bobcats" and would begin play in the 2004-05 season. (The franchise would change its name to "Hornets" in the 2014-15 season.)
2011 - Auburn defeats Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship Game.
2022 - Georgia defeats Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
1776 - Thomas Paine anonymously published his pamphlet, "Common Sense," which argued for American independence from British rule and greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
1860 - The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, collapsed and caught fire, killing up to 145 people, mostly female workers from Scotland and Ireland.
1861 - Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.
1863 - The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1870 - John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1920 - The League of Nations came into existence as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
1946 - The first General Assembly of the United Nations met in London.
1967 - The first African-American senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, took his seat.
1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his "Great Society" programs as well as the war in Vietnam.
1971 - French fashion designer Coco Chanel died in Paris at age 87.
1984 - The U.S. and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2002 - Marines began flying hundreds of al-Qaida prisoners in Afghanistan to a U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2003 - North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
2007 - The Democratic-controlled House voted 315-116 to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
2011 - A judge in Austin, Texas, ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his money laundering conviction. (DeLay's conviction was ultimately overturned.)
2022 - Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir who was sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friend, died at age 78 at a hospital outside the California prison where he'd been serving his sentence.
Birthdays
42 - Valerie June (singer)
44 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
45 - Chris Smith (rapper)
46 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
60 - Brad Roberts (singer)
63 - Evan Handler (actor)
68 - Shawn Colvin (singer)
70 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
71 - Pat Benatar (singer)
75 - George Foreman (boxer)
76 - Donald Fagen (singer)
79 - Rod Stewart (singer)
80 - William Sanderson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
1982 - The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC championship game 28-27 in a game that featured "The Catch": an iconic moment in NFL history when tight end Dwight Clark caught a TD pass from Joe Montana.
1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers records his 34,000th career point.
1990 - The NCAA approved a random drug testing program among college football players and harsh penalties for drug use.
1995 - NHL owners rejected the players unrestricted free agency proposal (one year at 32, five years at 31) and countered with three years at 32 and three at 31.
1998 - Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan wins his 600th career NBA game.
1998 - Mark Messier of the Vancouver Canucks becomes the sixth player in NHL history to record 1,000 career assists.
2003 - The NBA awards an expansion franchise to Charlotte to be known as the "Bobcats" and would begin play in the 2004-05 season. (The franchise would change its name to "Hornets" in the 2014-15 season.)
2011 - Auburn defeats Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship Game.
2022 - Georgia defeats Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
