January 29
1802 - John Beckley became the first Librarian of Congress; he was paid $2 a day.
1820 - England's King George III died at Windsor Castle at age 81; he was succeeded by his son, who became King George IV.
1843 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States (1897-1901), was born in Niles, Ohio.
1845 - Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" was published.
1850 - Henry Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Senate, a bill on slavery that included the admission of California into the Union as a free state.
1861 - Kansas became the 34th state.
1886 - Karl Benz received a patent for the first successful gasoline-powered car.
1919 - The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which launched Prohibition, was certified.
1963 - Poet Robert Frost died in Boston at age 88.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping to the White House following the establishment of diplomatic relations.
1998 - A bomb exploded at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, killing an off-duty policeman and severely wounding a nurse. (The bomber, Eric Rudolph, was captured in May 2003 and is serving a life sentence.)
2002 - In his State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush labeled Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "axis of evil."
2009 - The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.
2017 - The White House vigorously defended President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions, as protests against the order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries spread throughout the country.
2020 - A charter flight evacuating 195 Americans, including diplomats and their families, left the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new viral outbreak; they would undergo three days of testing and monitoring at a California military base. World Health Organization officials expressed concern that the virus was starting to spread between people outside of China.
Birthdays
29 - Tyla Carr (reality star)
29 - Ashley Hall (reality star)
32 - Zoe Brown (radio/TV personality)
37 - Giovanna Fletcher (actress)
39 - Eric Paslay (singer)
40 - Adam Lambert (singer)
42 - Jason James Richter (actor)
43 - Andrew Keegan (actor)
43 - Jedediah Bila (TV personality)
45 - Sam Jaeger (actor)
45 - Justin Hartley (actor)
47 - Kelly Packard (actress)
47 - Sara Gilbert (actress)
52 - Heather Graham (actress)
54 - Edward Burns (actor)
62 - Greg Louganis (diver)
64 - Judy Norton (actress)
68 - Oprah Winfrey (TV host)
69 - Charlie Wilson (singer)
77 - Tom Selleck (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 29
1900 - The American League, consisting of eight baseball teams, was organized in Philadelphia. The eight charter teams were: Baltimore Orioles (not today's Orioles), Boston Americans (Red Sox), Chicago White Stockings (White Sox), Cleveland Blues (Indians), Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers (now Baltimore Orioles), Philadelphia Athletics (Oakland Athletics) and the Washington Senators (Minnesota Twins).
1936 - Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson were the first players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
1963 - The first charter members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were named in Canton, Ohio. The class included: Sammy Baugh, Johnny Blood, Dutch Clark, Red Grange, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson, Bronko Nagurski, Ernie Nevers, Jim Thorpe, Bert Bell, Joe Carr, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara and George Preston Marshall.
1967 - Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - MLB drops "Game-Winning RBI" as an official statistic after nine years of tracking; Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets is the all-time leader with 129.
1995 - The San Francisco 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win five Super Bowl titles when they defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX.
2000 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419).
2004 - MLB owners approved the $430 million sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers from News Corp. to Frank McCourt.
2007 - Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is euthanized because of medical complications eight months after suffering a gruesome breakdown at the Preakness Stakes.
2017 - Roger Federer wins his record 18th Grand Slam title, defeating Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open.
2018 - The Cleveland Indians announce they will remove the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms in 2019.
1802 - John Beckley became the first Librarian of Congress; he was paid $2 a day.
1820 - England's King George III died at Windsor Castle at age 81; he was succeeded by his son, who became King George IV.
1843 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States (1897-1901), was born in Niles, Ohio.
1845 - Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" was published.
1850 - Henry Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Senate, a bill on slavery that included the admission of California into the Union as a free state.
1861 - Kansas became the 34th state.
1886 - Karl Benz received a patent for the first successful gasoline-powered car.
1919 - The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which launched Prohibition, was certified.
1963 - Poet Robert Frost died in Boston at age 88.
1979 - President Jimmy Carter welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping to the White House following the establishment of diplomatic relations.
1998 - A bomb exploded at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, killing an off-duty policeman and severely wounding a nurse. (The bomber, Eric Rudolph, was captured in May 2003 and is serving a life sentence.)
2002 - In his State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush labeled Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "axis of evil."
2009 - The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.
2017 - The White House vigorously defended President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions, as protests against the order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries spread throughout the country.
2020 - A charter flight evacuating 195 Americans, including diplomats and their families, left the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new viral outbreak; they would undergo three days of testing and monitoring at a California military base. World Health Organization officials expressed concern that the virus was starting to spread between people outside of China.
Birthdays
29 - Tyla Carr (reality star)
29 - Ashley Hall (reality star)
32 - Zoe Brown (radio/TV personality)
37 - Giovanna Fletcher (actress)
39 - Eric Paslay (singer)
40 - Adam Lambert (singer)
42 - Jason James Richter (actor)
43 - Andrew Keegan (actor)
43 - Jedediah Bila (TV personality)
45 - Sam Jaeger (actor)
45 - Justin Hartley (actor)
47 - Kelly Packard (actress)
47 - Sara Gilbert (actress)
52 - Heather Graham (actress)
54 - Edward Burns (actor)
62 - Greg Louganis (diver)
64 - Judy Norton (actress)
68 - Oprah Winfrey (TV host)
69 - Charlie Wilson (singer)
77 - Tom Selleck (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 29
1900 - The American League, consisting of eight baseball teams, was organized in Philadelphia. The eight charter teams were: Baltimore Orioles (not today's Orioles), Boston Americans (Red Sox), Chicago White Stockings (White Sox), Cleveland Blues (Indians), Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers (now Baltimore Orioles), Philadelphia Athletics (Oakland Athletics) and the Washington Senators (Minnesota Twins).
1936 - Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson were the first players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
1963 - The first charter members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were named in Canton, Ohio. The class included: Sammy Baugh, Johnny Blood, Dutch Clark, Red Grange, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson, Bronko Nagurski, Ernie Nevers, Jim Thorpe, Bert Bell, Joe Carr, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara and George Preston Marshall.
1967 - Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989 - MLB drops "Game-Winning RBI" as an official statistic after nine years of tracking; Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets is the all-time leader with 129.
1995 - The San Francisco 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win five Super Bowl titles when they defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX.
2000 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419).
2004 - MLB owners approved the $430 million sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers from News Corp. to Frank McCourt.
2007 - Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is euthanized because of medical complications eight months after suffering a gruesome breakdown at the Preakness Stakes.
2017 - Roger Federer wins his record 18th Grand Slam title, defeating Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open.
2018 - The Cleveland Indians announce they will remove the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms in 2019.
