January 11
1908 - President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919).
1913 - The first enclosed sedan-type automobile, a Hudson, went on display at the 13th National Automobile Show in New York.
1927 - The creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was proposed during a dinner of Hollywood luminaries at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
1935 - Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
1943 - The United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extraterritorial rights in China.
1964 - The first government report regarding the dangers of cigarette smoking was issued by U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry.
1978 - Two Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz 27 capsule linked up with the Salyut 6 orbiting space station, where the Soyuz 26 capsule was already docked.
1989 - Nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bade the nation farewell in a prime-time address, saying of his eight years in office: "We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world."
2002 - The first al-Qaeda prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2003 - Calling the death penalty process "arbitrary and capricious, and therefore immoral," Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of 167 condemned inmates, clearing his state's death row two days before leaving office.
2011 - The Arab Spring movement begins in Tunisia when demonstrators take to the streets to protest chronic unemployment and police brutality.
2018 - Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the slayings of three civil rights workers, died in prison at the age of 92.
2020 - Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan reported the first death from what had been identified as a new type of coronavirus; the patient was a 61-year-old man who'd been a frequent customer at a food market linked to the majority of cases there.
Birthdays
26 - Louisa Johnson (singer)
27 - Cody Simpson (singer)
30 - Lindsay Arnold (dancer/model)
38 - Rachel Riley (TV host)
39 - Kristolyn Lloyd (actress)
39 - Aja Naomi King (actress)
52 - Amanda Peet (actress)
52 - Marc Blucas (actor)
53 - Mary J. Blige (singer)
55 - Kyle Richards (reality star)
60 - Yolanda Hadid (reality star)
61 - Dawn Lyn (actress)
61 - Jason Connery (actor)
61 - Kim Coles (actress)
68 - Phyllis Logan (actress)
72 - Ben Crenshaw (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 11
1953 - J. Edgar Hoover declined a six-figure offer to be the president of the International Boxing Club.
1963 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
1967 - The NBA awards a franchise to San Diego, to be named the "Rockets". (The team would relocate to Houston in 1971-72.)
1970 - The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 to win Super Bowl IV.
1973 - The American League adopted the "Designated Hitter Rule" which allowed another player to bat for the pitcher.
1976 - The Soviet Olympic team walked off the ice in protest to the rough tactics of the Philadelphia Flyers.
1976 - Dorothy Hamill won her third consecutive national figure skating championship.
1995 - NHL owners and Players ended a 103 day lockout. It was announced that the regular season would be reduced to 48 games and would start January 20.
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi wins the U.S. ladies figure skating championship.
1998 - Michelle Kwan wins the U.S. ladies figure skating championship.
2001 - New York Knicks hold an opponent under 100 points for NBA-record 29th straight game in a 76-75 loss to the Houston Rockets; streak snaps 46-year-old NBA record of 28 straight set by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1954-55
2007 - It was announced that David Beckham had signed a five-year $250 million contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
2010 - Mark McGwire admitted to The Associated Press that he'd used steroids and human growth hormone when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.
2014 - Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz reduced Alex Rodriguez's (New York Yankees) drug suspension from 211 to 162 games.
2016 - Alabama defeats Clemson 45-40 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
2021 - Alabama defeats Ohio State 52-24 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
1908 - President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919).
1913 - The first enclosed sedan-type automobile, a Hudson, went on display at the 13th National Automobile Show in New York.
1927 - The creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was proposed during a dinner of Hollywood luminaries at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
1935 - Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
1943 - The United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extraterritorial rights in China.
1964 - The first government report regarding the dangers of cigarette smoking was issued by U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry.
1978 - Two Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz 27 capsule linked up with the Salyut 6 orbiting space station, where the Soyuz 26 capsule was already docked.
1989 - Nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bade the nation farewell in a prime-time address, saying of his eight years in office: "We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world."
2002 - The first al-Qaeda prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2003 - Calling the death penalty process "arbitrary and capricious, and therefore immoral," Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of 167 condemned inmates, clearing his state's death row two days before leaving office.
2011 - The Arab Spring movement begins in Tunisia when demonstrators take to the streets to protest chronic unemployment and police brutality.
2018 - Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the slayings of three civil rights workers, died in prison at the age of 92.
2020 - Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan reported the first death from what had been identified as a new type of coronavirus; the patient was a 61-year-old man who'd been a frequent customer at a food market linked to the majority of cases there.
Birthdays
26 - Louisa Johnson (singer)
27 - Cody Simpson (singer)
30 - Lindsay Arnold (dancer/model)
38 - Rachel Riley (TV host)
39 - Kristolyn Lloyd (actress)
39 - Aja Naomi King (actress)
52 - Amanda Peet (actress)
52 - Marc Blucas (actor)
53 - Mary J. Blige (singer)
55 - Kyle Richards (reality star)
60 - Yolanda Hadid (reality star)
61 - Dawn Lyn (actress)
61 - Jason Connery (actor)
61 - Kim Coles (actress)
68 - Phyllis Logan (actress)
72 - Ben Crenshaw (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 11
1953 - J. Edgar Hoover declined a six-figure offer to be the president of the International Boxing Club.
1963 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
1967 - The NBA awards a franchise to San Diego, to be named the "Rockets". (The team would relocate to Houston in 1971-72.)
1970 - The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 to win Super Bowl IV.
1973 - The American League adopted the "Designated Hitter Rule" which allowed another player to bat for the pitcher.
1976 - The Soviet Olympic team walked off the ice in protest to the rough tactics of the Philadelphia Flyers.
1976 - Dorothy Hamill won her third consecutive national figure skating championship.
1995 - NHL owners and Players ended a 103 day lockout. It was announced that the regular season would be reduced to 48 games and would start January 20.
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi wins the U.S. ladies figure skating championship.
1998 - Michelle Kwan wins the U.S. ladies figure skating championship.
2001 - New York Knicks hold an opponent under 100 points for NBA-record 29th straight game in a 76-75 loss to the Houston Rockets; streak snaps 46-year-old NBA record of 28 straight set by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1954-55
2007 - It was announced that David Beckham had signed a five-year $250 million contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
2010 - Mark McGwire admitted to The Associated Press that he'd used steroids and human growth hormone when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.
2014 - Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz reduced Alex Rodriguez's (New York Yankees) drug suspension from 211 to 162 games.
2016 - Alabama defeats Clemson 45-40 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
2021 - Alabama defeats Ohio State 52-24 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
