January 16
1547 - Ivan the Terrible was crowned the first czar of Russia.
1865 - Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, inspired the expression, "40 acres and a mule.")
1883 - The U.S. Civil Service Commission was established.
1920 - A year after it was ratified, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, which prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.
1942 - Actress Carole Lombard, age 33 and the wife of actor Clark Gable, along with 20 others died in a plane crash near Las Vegas.
1989 - Three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd's passenger, Allan Blanchard. (The officer, William Lozano, was convicted of manslaughter, but was acquitted in a retrial.)
1991 - In a televised address to the nation, President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, an Allied combat operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
1992 - The government of El Salvador signed a peace treaty with guerrilla forces, formally bringing an end to a 12-year civil war.
1996 - Wayne Newton performed his 25,000th Las Vegas show. Newton had performed more shows as a headliner than any other entertainer.
2001 - Congolese President Laurent-Desire Kabila was fatally shot by one of his own bodyguards.
2001 - Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated.
2003 - The space shuttle Columbia blasted off on what would be its final mission. The craft broke up on its descent on Feb. 1, killing all on board.
2006 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head of state in Africa when she was sworn in as president of Liberia.
2018 - Authorities in Denmark charged inventor Peter Madsen with killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall onboard his private submarine. (Madsen would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison.)
Birthdays
29 - Sara Hoxha (model)
35 - JeLaminah Lanier (reality star)
37 - Alex Gonzaga (actress)
38 - Katie Maloney (reality star)
40 - Joe Flacco (football player)
45 - Albert Pujols (baseball player)
45 - Lin-Manuel Miranda (actor)
51 - Kate Moss (model)
56 - Roy Jones Jr. (boxer)
66 - Sade (singer)
75 - Debbie Allen (actress/dancer)
82 - Ronnie Milsap (singer)
90 - A.J. Foyt (race car driver)
91 - Marilyn Horne (singer)
97 - William Kennedy (author)
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Today in Sports History - January 16
1896 - The first five-player college basketball game was played at Cockeye City, Cockeye.
1960 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings becomes the NHL's all-time leading scorer with 947 points, passing Maurice Richard.
1961 - Mickey Mantle signed a contract which made him the highest paid baseball player in the American League at $75,000 for the 1961 season.
1966 - Chicago is awarded an NBA franchise to be named the "Bulls"; it is the third NBA franchise in the city after the Chicago Stags (1946-1950) and Chicago Packers/Zephyrs (now Washington Wizards).
1970 - St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Curt Flood filed a $1 million antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball and MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, arguing for the right to free agency.
1970 - The NFL announces it will realign its teams from four divisions into three, per conference.
1972 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins 24-3 to win Super Bowl VI.
1988 - The NFL's St. Louis Cardinals announced that they would be moving to Phoenix.
1993 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 64 points against the Orlando Magic. It was Jordan's second highest single-game total of his career.
1995 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were sold to Malcolm Glazer for $192 million.
2002 - Baseball owners voted to approve the record $660 million sale of the Boston Red Sox.
2019 - Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry becomes the first player in NBA history to hit 8 or more 3-point shots in a game, going 9-of-17 from behind the arc in a 147-140 win over the New Orleans Pelicans; the two teams combined for an NBA single-game record 43 3-point shots.
2019 - Houston guard James Harden becomes first player to score 55+ points in back-to-back NBA games since Wilt Chamberlain (1962); scores 58 in 145-142 OT loss to Brooklyn; 18 straight games with 30+ points.
2020 - Former Sacramento State softball player Alyssa Nakken becomes first woman to hold a coaching position on a MLB staff when named an assistant by the San Francisco Giants.
1547 - Ivan the Terrible was crowned the first czar of Russia.
1865 - Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, inspired the expression, "40 acres and a mule.")
1883 - The U.S. Civil Service Commission was established.
1920 - A year after it was ratified, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, which prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.
1942 - Actress Carole Lombard, age 33 and the wife of actor Clark Gable, along with 20 others died in a plane crash near Las Vegas.
1989 - Three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd's passenger, Allan Blanchard. (The officer, William Lozano, was convicted of manslaughter, but was acquitted in a retrial.)
1991 - In a televised address to the nation, President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, an Allied combat operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
1992 - The government of El Salvador signed a peace treaty with guerrilla forces, formally bringing an end to a 12-year civil war.
1996 - Wayne Newton performed his 25,000th Las Vegas show. Newton had performed more shows as a headliner than any other entertainer.
2001 - Congolese President Laurent-Desire Kabila was fatally shot by one of his own bodyguards.
2001 - Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated.
2003 - The space shuttle Columbia blasted off on what would be its final mission. The craft broke up on its descent on Feb. 1, killing all on board.
2006 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head of state in Africa when she was sworn in as president of Liberia.
2018 - Authorities in Denmark charged inventor Peter Madsen with killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall onboard his private submarine. (Madsen would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison.)
Birthdays
29 - Sara Hoxha (model)
35 - JeLaminah Lanier (reality star)
37 - Alex Gonzaga (actress)
38 - Katie Maloney (reality star)
40 - Joe Flacco (football player)
45 - Albert Pujols (baseball player)
45 - Lin-Manuel Miranda (actor)
51 - Kate Moss (model)
56 - Roy Jones Jr. (boxer)
66 - Sade (singer)
75 - Debbie Allen (actress/dancer)
82 - Ronnie Milsap (singer)
90 - A.J. Foyt (race car driver)
91 - Marilyn Horne (singer)
97 - William Kennedy (author)
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Today in Sports History - January 16
1896 - The first five-player college basketball game was played at Cockeye City, Cockeye.
1960 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings becomes the NHL's all-time leading scorer with 947 points, passing Maurice Richard.
1961 - Mickey Mantle signed a contract which made him the highest paid baseball player in the American League at $75,000 for the 1961 season.
1966 - Chicago is awarded an NBA franchise to be named the "Bulls"; it is the third NBA franchise in the city after the Chicago Stags (1946-1950) and Chicago Packers/Zephyrs (now Washington Wizards).
1970 - St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Curt Flood filed a $1 million antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball and MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, arguing for the right to free agency.
1970 - The NFL announces it will realign its teams from four divisions into three, per conference.
1972 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins 24-3 to win Super Bowl VI.
1988 - The NFL's St. Louis Cardinals announced that they would be moving to Phoenix.
1993 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 64 points against the Orlando Magic. It was Jordan's second highest single-game total of his career.
1995 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were sold to Malcolm Glazer for $192 million.
2002 - Baseball owners voted to approve the record $660 million sale of the Boston Red Sox.
2019 - Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry becomes the first player in NBA history to hit 8 or more 3-point shots in a game, going 9-of-17 from behind the arc in a 147-140 win over the New Orleans Pelicans; the two teams combined for an NBA single-game record 43 3-point shots.
2019 - Houston guard James Harden becomes first player to score 55+ points in back-to-back NBA games since Wilt Chamberlain (1962); scores 58 in 145-142 OT loss to Brooklyn; 18 straight games with 30+ points.
2020 - Former Sacramento State softball player Alyssa Nakken becomes first woman to hold a coaching position on a MLB staff when named an assistant by the San Francisco Giants.
