January 18
1733 - The first polar bear exhibit in the United States was established in Boston.
1778 - Captain James Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
1782 - Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire.
1788 - The First Fleet, carrying convicts and sheep, arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony.
1862 - John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, died in Richmond, Virginia at age 71.
1871 - William I of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor in Versailles, France.
1911 - The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
1912 - English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
1943 - The Nazi siege of Leningrad was broken during World War II.
1943 - During World War II, Jewish insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto launched their initial armed resistance against Nazi troops, who eventually succeeded in crushing the rebellion.
1957 - A trio of B-52s completed the first non-stop, round-the-world flight by jet planes, landing at March Air Force Base in California after more than 45 hours aloft.
1975 - The situation comedy “The Jeffersons,” a spin-off from “All in the Family,” premiered on CBS-TV.
1990 - Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
1990 - A jury in Los Angeles acquitted former preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, of 52 child molestation charges.
1991 - Financially strapped Eastern Airlines shut down after more than six decades in business.
1993 - For the first time, all 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
2005 - The world's largest commercial jet, an Airbus A380 that can carry 800 passengers, was unveiled in Toulouse, France.
2011 - The first director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver, died at age 95.
2011 - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington for a four-day state visit; President Barack Obama welcomed him with a private dinner in the White House residence.
2012 - President Barack Obama rejected the Keystone XL project, a Canadian company’s plan to build a 1,700-mile pipeline to carry oil across six U.S. states to Texas refineries.
2012 - Wikipedia and other websites went dark to protest two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.
2020 - Ahead of opening statements in the first Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, House prosecutors wrote that Trump had “used his official powers to pressure a foreign government to interfere in a United States election for his personal political gain,” while Trump’s legal team denounced what it called a “brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election.”
Birthdays
23 - Mateus Ward (actor)
29 - Montana Tucker (singer)
34 - Angelique Kerber (tennis player)
34 - Ashleigh Murray (actress)
36 - Devin Kelley (actor)
36 - Becca Tobin (actress)
38 - Kristy Lee Cook (singer)
39 - Samantha Mumba (actress)
42 - Jason Segel (actor)
46 - Derek Richardson (actor)
48 - Christian Burns (singer)
51 - Jonathan Davis (singer)
53 - Dave Bautista (actor/professional wrestler)
53 - Jesse L. Martin (actor)
57 - Dave Attell (comedian)
58 - Jane Horrocks (actress)
60 - Alison Arngrim (actress)
62 - Mark Rylance (actor)
66 - Mark Collie (singer/actor)
67 - Kevin Costner (actor)
69 - Brett Hudson (comedian/singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 18
1886 - The Hockey Association was formed in England. This date is the birthday of modern field hockey.
1938 - Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1951 - The NFL passed a rule making centers, guards and tackles ineligible receivers.
1963 - Al Davis become coach and general manager of the Oakland Raiders.
1976 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Miami to win Super Bowl X.
1996 - Baseball owners unanimously approved establishing interleague play, beginning with the 1997 season.
1998 - The Boston Celtics retired Robert Parrish's #00.
2002 - Two NHL records held by Bobby Hull were broken in a game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Washington Capitals. Luc Robitaille scored his 611th career goal and Brett Hull scored his 99th game-winning goal. Robitaille's goal gave him the most goals of any left wing in NHL history and 10th place on the career NHL goal list. Brett Hull's goal moved him into third place on the game-winning goal list.
2017 - Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1733 - The first polar bear exhibit in the United States was established in Boston.
1778 - Captain James Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
1782 - Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire.
1788 - The First Fleet, carrying convicts and sheep, arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony.
1862 - John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, died in Richmond, Virginia at age 71.
1871 - William I of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor in Versailles, France.
1911 - The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
1912 - English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
1943 - The Nazi siege of Leningrad was broken during World War II.
1943 - During World War II, Jewish insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto launched their initial armed resistance against Nazi troops, who eventually succeeded in crushing the rebellion.
1957 - A trio of B-52s completed the first non-stop, round-the-world flight by jet planes, landing at March Air Force Base in California after more than 45 hours aloft.
1975 - The situation comedy “The Jeffersons,” a spin-off from “All in the Family,” premiered on CBS-TV.
1990 - Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
1990 - A jury in Los Angeles acquitted former preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, of 52 child molestation charges.
1991 - Financially strapped Eastern Airlines shut down after more than six decades in business.
1993 - For the first time, all 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
2005 - The world's largest commercial jet, an Airbus A380 that can carry 800 passengers, was unveiled in Toulouse, France.
2011 - The first director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver, died at age 95.
2011 - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington for a four-day state visit; President Barack Obama welcomed him with a private dinner in the White House residence.
2012 - President Barack Obama rejected the Keystone XL project, a Canadian company’s plan to build a 1,700-mile pipeline to carry oil across six U.S. states to Texas refineries.
2012 - Wikipedia and other websites went dark to protest two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.
2020 - Ahead of opening statements in the first Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, House prosecutors wrote that Trump had “used his official powers to pressure a foreign government to interfere in a United States election for his personal political gain,” while Trump’s legal team denounced what it called a “brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election.”
Birthdays
23 - Mateus Ward (actor)
29 - Montana Tucker (singer)
34 - Angelique Kerber (tennis player)
34 - Ashleigh Murray (actress)
36 - Devin Kelley (actor)
36 - Becca Tobin (actress)
38 - Kristy Lee Cook (singer)
39 - Samantha Mumba (actress)
42 - Jason Segel (actor)
46 - Derek Richardson (actor)
48 - Christian Burns (singer)
51 - Jonathan Davis (singer)
53 - Dave Bautista (actor/professional wrestler)
53 - Jesse L. Martin (actor)
57 - Dave Attell (comedian)
58 - Jane Horrocks (actress)
60 - Alison Arngrim (actress)
62 - Mark Rylance (actor)
66 - Mark Collie (singer/actor)
67 - Kevin Costner (actor)
69 - Brett Hudson (comedian/singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 18
1886 - The Hockey Association was formed in England. This date is the birthday of modern field hockey.
1938 - Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1951 - The NFL passed a rule making centers, guards and tackles ineligible receivers.
1963 - Al Davis become coach and general manager of the Oakland Raiders.
1976 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in Miami to win Super Bowl X.
1996 - Baseball owners unanimously approved establishing interleague play, beginning with the 1997 season.
1998 - The Boston Celtics retired Robert Parrish's #00.
2002 - Two NHL records held by Bobby Hull were broken in a game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Washington Capitals. Luc Robitaille scored his 611th career goal and Brett Hull scored his 99th game-winning goal. Robitaille's goal gave him the most goals of any left wing in NHL history and 10th place on the career NHL goal list. Brett Hull's goal moved him into third place on the game-winning goal list.
2017 - Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
