January 21
1793 - France's King Louis XVI was guillotined on charges of treason.
1910 - The Great Paris Flood began as the rain-swollen Seine River burst its banks, sending water into the French capital.
1915 - The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.
1924 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.
1905 - George Orwell died in London.
1942 - Pinball machines were banned in New York City after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).
1950 - Former State Department official Alger Hiss, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss, who proclaimed his innocence, served less than four years in prison.)
1954 - The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched.
1976 - British Airways and Air France inaugurated scheduled passenger service on the supersonic Concorde jet.
1977 - On his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter announced he would pardon most Vietnam War draft evaders.
2003 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the nation's largest minority group.
2010 - In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns, maintaining that it's their First Amendment right to support candidates as they choose. This decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.
2013 - A day after being inaugurated for a second term in a private ceremony, President Barack Obama took a public oath, summoning a divided nation to act with "passion and dedication" to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global warming.
2017 - A day after Donald Trump's inauguration, more than 1 million people rallied at women's marches in the nation's capital and cities around the world to send the new president an emphatic message that they wouldn't let his agenda go unchallenged.
2020 - The U.S. reported its first known case of the new virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.
2021 - On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic.
2022 - The FBI said Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito, had admitted to killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp.
Birthdays
22 - Minnie Mills (actress)
32 - Feliz Ramirez (actor)
40 - Luke Grimes (actor)
41 - Maryse Ouellet (professional wrestler)
43 - Izabella Miko (actress)
46 - Phil Stacey (singer)
47 - Jerry Trainor (actor)
48 - Emma Bunton (singer)
50 - Vincent Laresca (actor)
54 - Ken Leung (actor)
55 - Karina Lombard (actress)
55 - John Ducey (actor)
56 - Charlotte Ross (actress)
61 - Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player)
68 - Geena Davis (actress)
74 - Billy Ocean (singer)
77 - Jill Eikenberry (actress)
83 - Placido Domingo (singer)
84 - Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 21
1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 to win Super Bowl XIII.
1990 - John McEnroe was disqualified and expelled for throwing a tantrum and using abusive language at an official while leading Mikael Pernfors in the Australian Open. He was the first person to be thrown out of a Grand Slam in 27 years. He was fined $6,500 and kicked out of the tournament.
1995 - John Stockton became the NBA's all-time career assist leader when he got his 9,922nd.
1997 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement.
2010 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) became the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. He did it 35 days faster than Wilt Chamberlain.
2017 - Adam Hadwin fires only the 7th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history.
2019 - Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors sets an NBA record by making his first 10 3-point field goal attempts in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
1793 - France's King Louis XVI was guillotined on charges of treason.
1910 - The Great Paris Flood began as the rain-swollen Seine River burst its banks, sending water into the French capital.
1915 - The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.
1924 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.
1905 - George Orwell died in London.
1942 - Pinball machines were banned in New York City after a court ruled they were gambling devices that relied on chance rather than skill (the ban was lifted in 1976).
1950 - Former State Department official Alger Hiss, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss, who proclaimed his innocence, served less than four years in prison.)
1954 - The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched.
1976 - British Airways and Air France inaugurated scheduled passenger service on the supersonic Concorde jet.
1977 - On his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter announced he would pardon most Vietnam War draft evaders.
2003 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the nation's largest minority group.
2010 - In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns, maintaining that it's their First Amendment right to support candidates as they choose. This decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.
2013 - A day after being inaugurated for a second term in a private ceremony, President Barack Obama took a public oath, summoning a divided nation to act with "passion and dedication" to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global warming.
2017 - A day after Donald Trump's inauguration, more than 1 million people rallied at women's marches in the nation's capital and cities around the world to send the new president an emphatic message that they wouldn't let his agenda go unchallenged.
2020 - The U.S. reported its first known case of the new virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.
2021 - On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic.
2022 - The FBI said Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito, had admitted to killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp.
Birthdays
22 - Minnie Mills (actress)
32 - Feliz Ramirez (actor)
40 - Luke Grimes (actor)
41 - Maryse Ouellet (professional wrestler)
43 - Izabella Miko (actress)
46 - Phil Stacey (singer)
47 - Jerry Trainor (actor)
48 - Emma Bunton (singer)
50 - Vincent Laresca (actor)
54 - Ken Leung (actor)
55 - Karina Lombard (actress)
55 - John Ducey (actor)
56 - Charlotte Ross (actress)
61 - Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player)
68 - Geena Davis (actress)
74 - Billy Ocean (singer)
77 - Jill Eikenberry (actress)
83 - Placido Domingo (singer)
84 - Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - January 21
1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 to win Super Bowl XIII.
1990 - John McEnroe was disqualified and expelled for throwing a tantrum and using abusive language at an official while leading Mikael Pernfors in the Australian Open. He was the first person to be thrown out of a Grand Slam in 27 years. He was fined $6,500 and kicked out of the tournament.
1995 - John Stockton became the NBA's all-time career assist leader when he got his 9,922nd.
1997 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement.
2010 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) became the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. He did it 35 days faster than Wilt Chamberlain.
2017 - Adam Hadwin fires only the 7th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history.
2019 - Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors sets an NBA record by making his first 10 3-point field goal attempts in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
