January 10
1776 - Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet "Common Sense," which 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 seceded from the Union.
1863 - The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1870 - John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1901 - The Spindletop oil field in Beaumont, Texas, produced the Lucas Gusher, heralding the start of the Texas oil boom.
1917 - Legendary Western frontiersman and showman William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody died at his sister’s home in Denver at age 70.
1920 - The League of Nations came into existence.
1946 - The first General Assembly of the United Nations met in London.
1948 - Future country music star Loretta Lynn (nee Webb) married Oliver "Mooney" Lynn; she was 15 at the time and he was 21 (the marriage lasted until Oliver Lynn's death in 1996.)
1964 - The Beatles' first album in the United States, "Introducing the Beatles," was released.
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 - "Masterpiece Theatre" premiered on PBS.
1984 - The U.S. and the Vatican re-established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2000 - America Online agreed to buy Time-Warner for $162 billion. (Time-Warner decided to spin off AOL in 2009.)
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.
2005 - CBS issued a damning independent review of mistakes related to a "60 Minutes Wednesday" report on President George W. Bush's National Guard service.
2007 - President George W. Bush announced he would send a "surge" of 21,500 U.S. forces to Iraq.
2007 - The Democratic-controlled House voted 315-116 to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
2011 - A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay’s conviction was ultimately overturned.)
2012 - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
2016 - David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died in New York.
2020 - The Trump administration announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following the missile strikes earlier in the week from Iran against U.S. bases in Iraq.
Birthdays
21 - Renee Rapp (actress)
30 - Carissa Alvarado (singer)
32 - Zuria Vega (actress)
39 - Valerie June (singer)
40 - Jared Kushner (political adviser, son-in-law of President Donald Trump)
41 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
43 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
50 - Ana Barbara (singer)
54 - Trini Alvarado (actress)
60 - Evan Handler (actor)
65 - Shawn Colvin (singer)
68 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
68 - Pat Benatar (singer)
72 - George Foreman (boxer)
73 - Donald Fagen (singer)
76 - Rod Stewart (singer)
77 - William Sanderson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1957 - MLB Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep his share in the Detroit Tigers, even though he is part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
1982 - In one of the most iconic moments in NFL playoff history, the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in the NFC Championship Game when tight end Dwight Clark made "the Catch", a fingertip reception from Joe Montana with 58 seconds remaining in the game.
1982 - The Cincinnati Bengals defeat the San Diego Chargers 27-7 in the AFC Championship Game dubbed the "Freezer Bowl" as temperatures were near 10 below zero with a wind chill of -37.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings becomes the NHL's all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than Gordie Howe.
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 coach Jerry Sloan wins his 600th career game.
2003 - NBA announces Charlotte, N.C. is awarded an NBA expansion franchise to be known as the Charlotte Bobcats and start play in 2004-05; eventually changes to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-15 season.
2011 - #1 Auburn defeated #2 Oregon 22-19 on a last second field goal to win the BCS National Championship.
1776 - Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet "Common Sense," which 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 seceded from the Union.
1863 - The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.
1870 - John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1901 - The Spindletop oil field in Beaumont, Texas, produced the Lucas Gusher, heralding the start of the Texas oil boom.
1917 - Legendary Western frontiersman and showman William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody died at his sister’s home in Denver at age 70.
1920 - The League of Nations came into existence.
1946 - The first General Assembly of the United Nations met in London.
1948 - Future country music star Loretta Lynn (nee Webb) married Oliver "Mooney" Lynn; she was 15 at the time and he was 21 (the marriage lasted until Oliver Lynn's death in 1996.)
1964 - The Beatles' first album in the United States, "Introducing the Beatles," was released.
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 - "Masterpiece Theatre" premiered on PBS.
1984 - The U.S. and the Vatican re-established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
2000 - America Online agreed to buy Time-Warner for $162 billion. (Time-Warner decided to spin off AOL in 2009.)
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.
2005 - CBS issued a damning independent review of mistakes related to a "60 Minutes Wednesday" report on President George W. Bush's National Guard service.
2007 - President George W. Bush announced he would send a "surge" of 21,500 U.S. forces to Iraq.
2007 - The Democratic-controlled House voted 315-116 to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
2011 - A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay’s conviction was ultimately overturned.)
2012 - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
2016 - David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died in New York.
2020 - The Trump administration announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following the missile strikes earlier in the week from Iran against U.S. bases in Iraq.
Birthdays
21 - Renee Rapp (actress)
30 - Carissa Alvarado (singer)
32 - Zuria Vega (actress)
39 - Valerie June (singer)
40 - Jared Kushner (political adviser, son-in-law of President Donald Trump)
41 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
43 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
50 - Ana Barbara (singer)
54 - Trini Alvarado (actress)
60 - Evan Handler (actor)
65 - Shawn Colvin (singer)
68 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
68 - Pat Benatar (singer)
72 - George Foreman (boxer)
73 - Donald Fagen (singer)
76 - Rod Stewart (singer)
77 - William Sanderson (actor)
=============================
Today in Sports History - January 10
1957 - MLB Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep his share in the Detroit Tigers, even though he is part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1962 - The NFL entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for telecasting all regular-season games for $4.65 million annually.
1982 - In one of the most iconic moments in NFL playoff history, the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in the NFC Championship Game when tight end Dwight Clark made "the Catch", a fingertip reception from Joe Montana with 58 seconds remaining in the game.
1982 - The Cincinnati Bengals defeat the San Diego Chargers 27-7 in the AFC Championship Game dubbed the "Freezer Bowl" as temperatures were near 10 below zero with a wind chill of -37.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings becomes the NHL's all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than Gordie Howe.
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 coach Jerry Sloan wins his 600th career game.
2003 - NBA announces Charlotte, N.C. is awarded an NBA expansion franchise to be known as the Charlotte Bobcats and start play in 2004-05; eventually changes to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-15 season.
2011 - #1 Auburn defeated #2 Oregon 22-19 on a last second field goal to win the BCS National Championship.