- 1845] 'Quoth the raven, nevermore': Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is published for the first time in the New York Evening Mirror...
- 1900] A junior graduates: The American Baseball League is organized in Philadelphia with 7 teams in addition to Philadelphia: Boston, Baltimore (which will move to New York and become the Yankees), Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C...
- 1936] Going to Hall: The Baseball Hall of Fame holds its first induction. Elected are: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson...
- 1958] Wedding Bells: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward emote their way down the isle. Only the death of Newman ended their 50 years of marriage...
- 1964] Premiered on this date: Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb)" starring Peter Sellers, opens nationally...
- 1979] Commuter special: Jimmy Carter commutes Patricia Hearst's seven-year sentence to two years...
- 1980] 'Happy Trails': Legendary comedian Jimmy Durante says "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are" at 86. Durante passes away from pneumonia...2007] Barbaro, winner of the Kentucky Derby who broke down in the Preakness, is euthanized after suffering from his leg injuries for months...
- 1990] Guilty as charged: Joseph Hazelwood, former Exxon Valdez skipper, goes on trial in Anchorage (AK) for his role in America's worst oil spill. He will be acquitted of all charges except for a misdemeanor...1999] The U.S. Senate delivers subpoenas for Monica Lewinsky and 2 presidential advisers for private videotaped testimony in Bill Clinton's impeachment trial...
- 1995] A Super Bowl 1st: The San Francisco 49ers become the first team in the NFL to win 5 Super Bowls by beating San Diego 49-26 behind Steve Young's 6 touchdown passes, which breaks Joe Montana's previous record of 5...
- 2006] Wounded anchor: ABC 'World News Tonight' co-anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman are seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq...For more on January 29th: C L I C K:
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