January 20
1801 - John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1841 - As a result of the First Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British. (It was returned to Chinese control in July 1997.)
1885 - LaMarcus A. Thompson of Coney Island patented the roller coaster.
1936 - Britain's King George V died after his physician injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death. The king was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII, who would abdicate 11 months later to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
1937 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term, becoming the first chief executive to be inaugurated on Jan. 20; prior to the 20th Amendment in 1933, presidential terms began on March 4.
1942 - The Nazis formulated their "Final Solution" regarding the Jews at the Wannsee Conference.
1949 - Harry S. Truman is sworn in for his second term as president of the United States.
1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as president of the United States.
1961 - John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th president of the United States, urging Americans "ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country."
1964 - The Beatles released their first album in the United States, "Meet the Beatles."
1965 - Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president of the United States for a second term.
1969 - Richard M. Nixon is sworn in as president of the United States.
1973 - President Richard Nixon is inaugurated for his second term as president of the United States.
1977 - Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th president of the United States.
1981 - Ronald Reagan became the oldest president to take office as he is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States at age 69 years, 349 days.
1981 - Iran released 52 Americans it had been holding hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.
1986 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated as a national holiday for the first time.
1989 - George H.W. Bush in sworn in as the 41st president of the United States.
1993 - Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States.
1997 - President Bill Clinton is sworn in for his second term as president of the United States.
2001 - George W. Bush, son of President George H.W. Bush, is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States.
2005 - President George W. Bush is sworn in for a second term as president of the United States.
2009 - Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African American president.
2011 - Federal authorities orchestrated one of the biggest mafia takedowns in FBI history, charging 127 suspected mobsters and associates in the Northeast with murders, extortion and other crimes spanning decades.
2017 - Political outsider Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation's 45th president.
2021 - Former vice president Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.
Birthdays
36 - Dena Kaplan (actress)
38 - Evan Peters (actor)
40 - Brantley Gilbert (singer)
53 - Nikki Haley (politician)
55 - Skeet Ulrich (actor)
59 - Rainn Wilson (actor)
60 - John Michael Montgomery (singer)
69 - Bill Maher (comedian/TV host)
95 - Buzz Aldrin (astronaut)
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Today in Sports History - January 20
1892 - The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School.
1937 - Nels Stewart (New York Americans) became the NHL's career leading scorer when he scored his 270th NHL goal.
1952 - George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 61 points in a 91-81 double-overtime win over the Rochester Royals.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers makes all 15 of his field goal attempts in a 119-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to set an NBA record for consecutive shots made.
1968 - Houston ended UCLA's 47-game winning streak with a 71-69 victory at the Astrodome before 52,693 fans. The game also set a NCAA attendance record.
1980 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 to win Super Bowl XIV.
1980 - President Jimmy Carter announces the U.S. will boycott the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
1985 - The most-watched Super Bowl game in history was seen by an estimated 115.9 million people. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins, 38-16. Super Bowl XIX marked the first time that TV commercials sold for a million dollars a minute. Joe Montana was awarded his third MVP award.
1989 - Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes just the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (44).
1995 - The NHL season opened with the teams playing a 48-game schedule instead of the usual 84. The season had been shortened due to a players strike.
1999 - The NBA lockout officially ended after 204 days.
2003 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first NHL goalie to play in 1,000 games.
1801 - John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1841 - As a result of the First Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British. (It was returned to Chinese control in July 1997.)
1885 - LaMarcus A. Thompson of Coney Island patented the roller coaster.
1936 - Britain's King George V died after his physician injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death. The king was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII, who would abdicate 11 months later to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
1937 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term, becoming the first chief executive to be inaugurated on Jan. 20; prior to the 20th Amendment in 1933, presidential terms began on March 4.
1942 - The Nazis formulated their "Final Solution" regarding the Jews at the Wannsee Conference.
1949 - Harry S. Truman is sworn in for his second term as president of the United States.
1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as president of the United States.
1961 - John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th president of the United States, urging Americans "ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country."
1964 - The Beatles released their first album in the United States, "Meet the Beatles."
1965 - Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president of the United States for a second term.
1969 - Richard M. Nixon is sworn in as president of the United States.
1973 - President Richard Nixon is inaugurated for his second term as president of the United States.
1977 - Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th president of the United States.
1981 - Ronald Reagan became the oldest president to take office as he is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States at age 69 years, 349 days.
1981 - Iran released 52 Americans it had been holding hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.
1986 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated as a national holiday for the first time.
1989 - George H.W. Bush in sworn in as the 41st president of the United States.
1993 - Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States.
1997 - President Bill Clinton is sworn in for his second term as president of the United States.
2001 - George W. Bush, son of President George H.W. Bush, is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States.
2005 - President George W. Bush is sworn in for a second term as president of the United States.
2009 - Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African American president.
2011 - Federal authorities orchestrated one of the biggest mafia takedowns in FBI history, charging 127 suspected mobsters and associates in the Northeast with murders, extortion and other crimes spanning decades.
2017 - Political outsider Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation's 45th president.
2021 - Former vice president Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.
Birthdays
36 - Dena Kaplan (actress)
38 - Evan Peters (actor)
40 - Brantley Gilbert (singer)
53 - Nikki Haley (politician)
55 - Skeet Ulrich (actor)
59 - Rainn Wilson (actor)
60 - John Michael Montgomery (singer)
69 - Bill Maher (comedian/TV host)
95 - Buzz Aldrin (astronaut)
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Today in Sports History - January 20
1892 - The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School.
1937 - Nels Stewart (New York Americans) became the NHL's career leading scorer when he scored his 270th NHL goal.
1952 - George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 61 points in a 91-81 double-overtime win over the Rochester Royals.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers makes all 15 of his field goal attempts in a 119-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to set an NBA record for consecutive shots made.
1968 - Houston ended UCLA's 47-game winning streak with a 71-69 victory at the Astrodome before 52,693 fans. The game also set a NCAA attendance record.
1980 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 to win Super Bowl XIV.
1980 - President Jimmy Carter announces the U.S. will boycott the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
1985 - The most-watched Super Bowl game in history was seen by an estimated 115.9 million people. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins, 38-16. Super Bowl XIX marked the first time that TV commercials sold for a million dollars a minute. Joe Montana was awarded his third MVP award.
1989 - Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes just the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (44).
1995 - The NHL season opened with the teams playing a 48-game schedule instead of the usual 84. The season had been shortened due to a players strike.
1999 - The NBA lockout officially ended after 204 days.
2003 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first NHL goalie to play in 1,000 games.
