January 19
1915 - The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France.
1915 - Germany carried out its first air raid on Britain during World War I as a pair of Zeppelins dropped bombs onto Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England.
1942 - During World War II, Japanese forces captured the British protectorate of North Borneo. A German submarine sank the Canadian liner RMS Lady Hawkins off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, killing 251 people; 71 survived.
1944 - The federal government relinquished control of the nation’s railroads to their owners following settlement of a wage dispute.
1953 - CBS-TV aired the widely watched episode of “I Love Lucy” in which Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball, gave birth to Little Ricky. (By coincidence, Ball gave birth the same day to her son, Desi Arnaz Jr.)
1955 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower okayed the first filming of a news conference for television.
1966 - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.
1981 - The United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.
1987 - Guy Hunt became Alabama’s first Republican governor since 1874 as he was sworn into office, succeeding George C. Wallace.
1997 - Yasser Arafat returned to Hebron for the first time in 30 years, as Israel handed over control of the West Bank city to Palestinians.
2001 - Former President Bill Clinton admitted to making false statements under oath about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
2005 - The American Cancer Society reported that cancer had passed heart disease as the top killer of Americans age 85 and younger.
2009 - Russia and Ukraine signed a deal restoring natural gas shipments to Ukraine and paving the way for an end to the nearly two-week cutoff of most Russian gas to a freezing Europe.
2012 - Rupert Murdoch’s media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts to 37 people who’d been harassed and phone-hacked by its tabloid press.
2022 - Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders said was vital to protecting democracy collapsed after two Democratic senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster; the measure would have ensured access to early voting and mail-in ballots, and would have enabled the Justice Department to intervene in states with a history of voter interference.
2022 - In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court allowed the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Birthdays
27 - Taylor Bennett (rapper)
29 - Hunter Doohan (actor
30 - Sarah Fisher (actress)
31 - Shawn Johnson (gymnast)
31 - Logan Lerman (actor)
31 - Briana Henry (actress)
32 - Erin Sanders (actress)
33 - Shaunette Renee Wilson (actress)
41 - Jodie Sweetin (actress)
42 - Bitsie Tulloch (actress)
47 - Marsha Thomason (actress)
47 - Drew Powell (actor)
49 - Frank Caliendo (comedian/impressionist)
51 - Ron Killings (professional wrestler)
52 - Shawn Wayans (actor)
57 - Stefan Edberg (tennis player)
61 - Jeff Van Gundy (basketball coach)
62 - William Ragsdale (actor)
62 - Paul McCrane (actor)
68 - Paul Rodriguez (comedian)
69 - Katey Sagal (actress)
70 - Desi Arnaz Jr. (actor)
72 - Martha Davis (singer)
76 - Paula Deen (TV chef)
76 - Ann Compton (broadcast journalist)
77 - Dolly Parton (singer/actress)
79 - Shelley Fabares (actress)
81 - Michael Crawford (actor/singer)
92 - Robert MacNeil (PBS news man)
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Today in Sports History - January 19
1903 - French newspaper L'Auto announces new 5-stage, long distance bicycle race, "Tour de France".
1934 - MLB commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis denies "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's reinstatement into baseball; Jackson was banned after the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal.
1937 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1952 - The National Football League (NFL) bought the franchise of the New York Yankees from Ted Collins. The franchise was then awarded to a group in Dallas on January 24.
1958 - The Canadian Football Council changed its name to the Canadian Football League.
1972 - Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1974 - Notre Dame defeats UCLA 71-70 in South Bend, Indiana to snap the Bruins' NCAA-record 88-game men's basketball win streak.
1977 - Ernie Banks is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1978 - Eddie Mathews is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - President Reagan pardoned George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner was indicted on 14 criminal counts on April 5, 1974, then pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to Nixon's re-election campaign and a felony charge of obstruction of justice on August 23.
1993 - The Oakland Athletics unveiled a new elephant logo.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix for the 1996-97 season.
1997 - Ivan Rodriguez signed a deal with the Texas Rangers worth $6.65 million for one year.
2000 - Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as a player, part-owner and President of Basketball Operations.
2002 - "Tuck Rule Game" AFC Divisional Playoff Game; with under 2 minutes to play New England Patriots trail Oakland Raiders, 13-10 in a driving snowstorm, when a Tom Brady fumble ruled an incomplete pass. Patriots win 16-13 in overtime.
2013 - Death claimed baseball Hall-of-Famers Stan Musial at age 92 and Earl Weaver at age 82.
2013 - Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories.
2013 - The NHL season begins after a 119-day lockout.
2018 - Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman joined dozens of other women and girls in confronting her former doctor, Larry Nassar, at his sentencing hearing for multiple sexual assaults; she warned him that the testimony of the “powerful army” of survivors would haunt him in prison.
1915 - The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France.
1915 - Germany carried out its first air raid on Britain during World War I as a pair of Zeppelins dropped bombs onto Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England.
1942 - During World War II, Japanese forces captured the British protectorate of North Borneo. A German submarine sank the Canadian liner RMS Lady Hawkins off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, killing 251 people; 71 survived.
1944 - The federal government relinquished control of the nation’s railroads to their owners following settlement of a wage dispute.
1953 - CBS-TV aired the widely watched episode of “I Love Lucy” in which Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball, gave birth to Little Ricky. (By coincidence, Ball gave birth the same day to her son, Desi Arnaz Jr.)
1955 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower okayed the first filming of a news conference for television.
1966 - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.
1981 - The United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.
1987 - Guy Hunt became Alabama’s first Republican governor since 1874 as he was sworn into office, succeeding George C. Wallace.
1997 - Yasser Arafat returned to Hebron for the first time in 30 years, as Israel handed over control of the West Bank city to Palestinians.
2001 - Former President Bill Clinton admitted to making false statements under oath about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
2005 - The American Cancer Society reported that cancer had passed heart disease as the top killer of Americans age 85 and younger.
2009 - Russia and Ukraine signed a deal restoring natural gas shipments to Ukraine and paving the way for an end to the nearly two-week cutoff of most Russian gas to a freezing Europe.
2012 - Rupert Murdoch’s media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts to 37 people who’d been harassed and phone-hacked by its tabloid press.
2022 - Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders said was vital to protecting democracy collapsed after two Democratic senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster; the measure would have ensured access to early voting and mail-in ballots, and would have enabled the Justice Department to intervene in states with a history of voter interference.
2022 - In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court allowed the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Birthdays
27 - Taylor Bennett (rapper)
29 - Hunter Doohan (actor
30 - Sarah Fisher (actress)
31 - Shawn Johnson (gymnast)
31 - Logan Lerman (actor)
31 - Briana Henry (actress)
32 - Erin Sanders (actress)
33 - Shaunette Renee Wilson (actress)
41 - Jodie Sweetin (actress)
42 - Bitsie Tulloch (actress)
47 - Marsha Thomason (actress)
47 - Drew Powell (actor)
49 - Frank Caliendo (comedian/impressionist)
51 - Ron Killings (professional wrestler)
52 - Shawn Wayans (actor)
57 - Stefan Edberg (tennis player)
61 - Jeff Van Gundy (basketball coach)
62 - William Ragsdale (actor)
62 - Paul McCrane (actor)
68 - Paul Rodriguez (comedian)
69 - Katey Sagal (actress)
70 - Desi Arnaz Jr. (actor)
72 - Martha Davis (singer)
76 - Paula Deen (TV chef)
76 - Ann Compton (broadcast journalist)
77 - Dolly Parton (singer/actress)
79 - Shelley Fabares (actress)
81 - Michael Crawford (actor/singer)
92 - Robert MacNeil (PBS news man)
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Today in Sports History - January 19
1903 - French newspaper L'Auto announces new 5-stage, long distance bicycle race, "Tour de France".
1934 - MLB commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis denies "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's reinstatement into baseball; Jackson was banned after the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal.
1937 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1952 - The National Football League (NFL) bought the franchise of the New York Yankees from Ted Collins. The franchise was then awarded to a group in Dallas on January 24.
1958 - The Canadian Football Council changed its name to the Canadian Football League.
1972 - Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1974 - Notre Dame defeats UCLA 71-70 in South Bend, Indiana to snap the Bruins' NCAA-record 88-game men's basketball win streak.
1977 - Ernie Banks is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1978 - Eddie Mathews is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - President Reagan pardoned George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner was indicted on 14 criminal counts on April 5, 1974, then pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to Nixon's re-election campaign and a felony charge of obstruction of justice on August 23.
1993 - The Oakland Athletics unveiled a new elephant logo.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix for the 1996-97 season.
1997 - Ivan Rodriguez signed a deal with the Texas Rangers worth $6.65 million for one year.
2000 - Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as a player, part-owner and President of Basketball Operations.
2002 - "Tuck Rule Game" AFC Divisional Playoff Game; with under 2 minutes to play New England Patriots trail Oakland Raiders, 13-10 in a driving snowstorm, when a Tom Brady fumble ruled an incomplete pass. Patriots win 16-13 in overtime.
2013 - Death claimed baseball Hall-of-Famers Stan Musial at age 92 and Earl Weaver at age 82.
2013 - Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories.
2013 - The NHL season begins after a 119-day lockout.
2018 - Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman joined dozens of other women and girls in confronting her former doctor, Larry Nassar, at his sentencing hearing for multiple sexual assaults; she warned him that the testimony of the “powerful army” of survivors would haunt him in prison.
