January 7
1608 - An accidental fire devastated the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia colony.
1789 - America held its first presidential election as voters chose electors who, a month later, selected George Washington to be the nation's first chief executive.
1896 - Fanny Famer published her first cookbook.
1927 - Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between New York and London.
1953 - During his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman announced the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1955 - Marian Anderson made her Metropolitan Opera debut.
1959 - The United States recognized the new government of Cuba, six days after Fidel Castro led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
1979 - Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government.
1989 - Japan's Emperor Hirohito died at age 87; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito.
1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the U.S. Senate on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice; he was later acquitted.
2004 - President George W. Bush proposed legal status, at least temporarily, for millions of immigrants improperly working in the U.S.
2015 - Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people, including the editor, before escaping in a car. (Two suspects were killed two days later.)
2019 - Amazon eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the United States.
2022 - Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison; a judge in Georgia denied any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their neighborhood.
2023 - Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority's ability to govern.
Birthdays
24 - Marcus Scribner (actor)
24 - Kerri Medders (actress)
27 - Lamar Jackson (football player)
31 - Claudia Traisac (actress)
33 - Max Morrow (actor)
34 - Camryn Grimes (actress)
34 - Camille Rowe (model)
34 - Liam Aiken (actor)
37 - Lyndsy Fonseca (actress)
39 - Lewis Hamilton (race car driver)
41 - Robert Ri'chard (actor)
41 - Brett Dalton (actor)
42 - Lauren Cohan (actress)
45 - Reggie Austin (actor)
49 - John Rich (musician)
53 - Jeremy Renner (actor)
53 - Kevin Rahm (actor)
54 - Doug E. Doug (actor)
55 - Rex Lee (actor)
60 - Nicolas Cage (actor)
62 - Hallie Todd (actress)
64 - David Marciano (actor)
65 - David Lee Murphy (singer)
67 - Katie Couric (TV host)
68 - David Caruso (actor)
70 - Jodi Long (actress)
74 - Erin Gray (actress)
76 - Kenny Loggins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 7
1899 - Walter Camp publishes his first college football All-America team.
1920 - Joe Malone (Quebec Bulldogs) scored two goals and became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer with 59.
1927 - In Hinckley, Illinois, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record with their 33rd consecutive victory.
1961 - The first NFL Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl, or 3rd place game) is played with the Detroit Lions defeating the Cleveland Browns 17-16.
1980 - The Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL record with their 35th consecutive game without a loss.
1985 - Lou Bock and Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1992 - Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994 - Tonya Harding won the U.S. Figure Skating championship; Nancy Kerrigan withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. The previous day her right leg was severely bruised in an attack following a practice session.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors threatened to cancel the regular season if the striking players did not agree with raising unrestricted free agency from 30 years to 32 years of age.
1998 - Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers records his 1,000th career NBA block.
2007 - Phil Jackson becomes the fastest coach in NBA history to record 900 victories.
2008 - LSU defeats Ohio State 38-24 to win the BCS National Championship.
2010 - Alabama defeats Texas 37-21 to win the BCS National Championship.
2013 - Alabama defeated Notre Dame 42-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
2019 - Clemson defeats Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
1608 - An accidental fire devastated the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia colony.
1789 - America held its first presidential election as voters chose electors who, a month later, selected George Washington to be the nation's first chief executive.
1896 - Fanny Famer published her first cookbook.
1927 - Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between New York and London.
1953 - During his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman announced the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1955 - Marian Anderson made her Metropolitan Opera debut.
1959 - The United States recognized the new government of Cuba, six days after Fidel Castro led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
1979 - Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge government.
1989 - Japan's Emperor Hirohito died at age 87; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito.
1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the U.S. Senate on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice; he was later acquitted.
2004 - President George W. Bush proposed legal status, at least temporarily, for millions of immigrants improperly working in the U.S.
2015 - Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people, including the editor, before escaping in a car. (Two suspects were killed two days later.)
2019 - Amazon eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the United States.
2022 - Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison; a judge in Georgia denied any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their neighborhood.
2023 - Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority's ability to govern.
Birthdays
24 - Marcus Scribner (actor)
24 - Kerri Medders (actress)
27 - Lamar Jackson (football player)
31 - Claudia Traisac (actress)
33 - Max Morrow (actor)
34 - Camryn Grimes (actress)
34 - Camille Rowe (model)
34 - Liam Aiken (actor)
37 - Lyndsy Fonseca (actress)
39 - Lewis Hamilton (race car driver)
41 - Robert Ri'chard (actor)
41 - Brett Dalton (actor)
42 - Lauren Cohan (actress)
45 - Reggie Austin (actor)
49 - John Rich (musician)
53 - Jeremy Renner (actor)
53 - Kevin Rahm (actor)
54 - Doug E. Doug (actor)
55 - Rex Lee (actor)
60 - Nicolas Cage (actor)
62 - Hallie Todd (actress)
64 - David Marciano (actor)
65 - David Lee Murphy (singer)
67 - Katie Couric (TV host)
68 - David Caruso (actor)
70 - Jodi Long (actress)
74 - Erin Gray (actress)
76 - Kenny Loggins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - January 7
1899 - Walter Camp publishes his first college football All-America team.
1920 - Joe Malone (Quebec Bulldogs) scored two goals and became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer with 59.
1927 - In Hinckley, Illinois, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record with their 33rd consecutive victory.
1961 - The first NFL Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl, or 3rd place game) is played with the Detroit Lions defeating the Cleveland Browns 17-16.
1980 - The Philadelphia Flyers set an NHL record with their 35th consecutive game without a loss.
1985 - Lou Bock and Hoyt Wilhelm are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1992 - Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994 - Tonya Harding won the U.S. Figure Skating championship; Nancy Kerrigan withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. The previous day her right leg was severely bruised in an attack following a practice session.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors threatened to cancel the regular season if the striking players did not agree with raising unrestricted free agency from 30 years to 32 years of age.
1998 - Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers records his 1,000th career NBA block.
2007 - Phil Jackson becomes the fastest coach in NBA history to record 900 victories.
2008 - LSU defeats Ohio State 38-24 to win the BCS National Championship.
2010 - Alabama defeats Texas 37-21 to win the BCS National Championship.
2013 - Alabama defeated Notre Dame 42-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
2019 - Clemson defeats Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
