- 1885] On a roll: The roller coaster is patented by L.A. Thompson...
- 1892] Jump it up: The first official basketball game is played at a YMCA court in Springfield (MA). The game is played using peach baskets with 9 players on each side. The game is invented by Dr. James Naismith, a phys-ed teacher at Springfield College...1968] In one of college basketball's classic match-ups, Elvin Hayes and Lew Alcindor face off as #2 ranked Houston beats #1 UCLA 71-69. Hayes scores 39 for the winning Cougars...
- 1961] This I Swear: John F. Kennedy is sworn in as our 35th president...1989] George H.W. Bush becomes our 41st president...1993] Bill Clinton becomes #42...2001] George W. Bush becomes #43...2009] Barack Obama is sworn in today as #44...
- 1961] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. They were married in June, 1956...
- 1965] "Happy Trails": Fans mourn the death of Alan Freed who passes away from uremic poisoning at 43...1993] Audrey Hepburn dies from abdominal cancer at 63...2003] Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld dies in his sleep at 99...
- 1981] Free at last: Iran releases 52 American hostages held for 444 days. This happens minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in...
- 1985] Soopuh: The 49ers beat Miami 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX. For the first time TV commercials sell for a million a minute. The 2009 price is $3 million per 30 seconds and they're 90% sold out with two weeks to go...
- 1986] Observed: The U.S. observes the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr...
- 1987] Kidnapped: Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite disappears in Beirut while attempting to negotiate the release of western hostages. He will be released in 1991...
- 2008] We are the champions: The New York Giants and New England Patriots win their conference championships setting up a Patriots-Giants Super Bowl...For more on January 20th: C L I C K:
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