January 10
1776 - Thomas Paine anonymously published his pamphlet "Common Sense," which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, as it argued for American independence from Britain.
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.
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 United States and the Vatican re-established 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 it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
2007 - President George W. Bush said he took responsibility for any mistakes in Iraq and announced an increase in U.S. troops there to quell violence.
2007 - The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives 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.)
Birthdays
23 - Renee Rapp (actress)
25 - Sarah Ellen (model)
32 - Carissa Alvarado (singer)
41- Valerie June (singer)
43 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
45 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
52 - Ana Barbara (singer/actress/model)
56 - Trini Alvarado (actress)
62 - Evan Handler (actor)
67 - Shawn Colvin (singer)
69 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
70 - Pat Benatar (singer)
74 - George Foreman (boxer)
78 - Rod Stewart (singer)
79 - William Sanderson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1945 - No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
1957 - MLB commissioner Ford Frick rules that Bing Crosby can keep his minority ownership of the Detroit Tigers even though he was also 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.
1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1985 - Lenny Wilkens becomes the first coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the first player in NBA history to score 34,000 career points.
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.
2003 - The NBA announces that Charlotte will be awarded an expansion franchise for the 2004-05 season, to be known as the Bobcats. (The team changes its name to Hornets in the 2014-15 season.)
2011 - Auburn defeated Oregon 22-19 on a last-second field goal to win the BCS National Championship Game.
2013 - Major League Baseball announced it would test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone.
2022 - Novak Djokovic returned to the tennis court for training after winning a round in the legal battle to stay in Australia and compete in the Australian Open; a judge reinstated his visa, which had been pulled after officials said he didn’t qualify for an exemption to a rule requiring all non-citizens to be vaccinated against COVID-19. (Djokovic would eventually be deported for almost a year before returning for the Australian Open in 2023.)
2022 - Georgia defeated Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
1776 - Thomas Paine anonymously published his pamphlet "Common Sense," which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, as it argued for American independence from Britain.
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.
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 United States and the Vatican re-established 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 it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
2007 - President George W. Bush said he took responsibility for any mistakes in Iraq and announced an increase in U.S. troops there to quell violence.
2007 - The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives 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.)
Birthdays
23 - Renee Rapp (actress)
25 - Sarah Ellen (model)
32 - Carissa Alvarado (singer)
41- Valerie June (singer)
43 - Sarah Shahi (actress)
45 - Tamina Snuka (professional wrestler)
52 - Ana Barbara (singer/actress/model)
56 - Trini Alvarado (actress)
62 - Evan Handler (actor)
67 - Shawn Colvin (singer)
69 - Bobby Rahal (race car driver)
70 - Pat Benatar (singer)
74 - George Foreman (boxer)
78 - Rod Stewart (singer)
79 - William Sanderson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 10
1945 - No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
1957 - MLB commissioner Ford Frick rules that Bing Crosby can keep his minority ownership of the Detroit Tigers even though he was also 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.
1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew and Don Drysdale are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1985 - Lenny Wilkens becomes the first coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games.
1986 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the first player in NBA history to score 34,000 career points.
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.
2003 - The NBA announces that Charlotte will be awarded an expansion franchise for the 2004-05 season, to be known as the Bobcats. (The team changes its name to Hornets in the 2014-15 season.)
2011 - Auburn defeated Oregon 22-19 on a last-second field goal to win the BCS National Championship Game.
2013 - Major League Baseball announced it would test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone.
2022 - Novak Djokovic returned to the tennis court for training after winning a round in the legal battle to stay in Australia and compete in the Australian Open; a judge reinstated his visa, which had been pulled after officials said he didn’t qualify for an exemption to a rule requiring all non-citizens to be vaccinated against COVID-19. (Djokovic would eventually be deported for almost a year before returning for the Australian Open in 2023.)
2022 - Georgia defeated Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
