- 1865] Free at last: Slavery is abolished with the ratification of the 13th amendment (1/31) which will go into effect February 1, 1865...
- 1913] All aboard: Grand Central Station opens in New York City (2/1). The largest train station in the world is still beautiful...
- 1933] Debuted on this date: "The Lone Ranger" airs the first of 2,956 episodes, ending in 1955 and beyond that in films and specials (1/30)...1982] David Letterman debuts on NBC-TV with his own show. His first guest is Bill Murray (2/1). Letterman may have made his network debut in 1971 covering the Indy 500...
- 1948] In Cold Blood: Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi is murdered by a Hindu extremist (1/30)...
- 1962] High-flying tragedy: Two members of the 'Flying Wallendas' high-wire act are killed when their 7-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit (1/30). In 1978 family patriarch Karl Wallenda falls to his death in Puerto Rico...
- 1971] Fly me to the moon: Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blast off for the moon on Apollo 14 (1/31)...
- 1983] Super Bowl Sunday: The Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 21-17 in SBXVII as RB John Riggins picks up 166 yards on 38 carries (1/30)...1988] Herb Alpert plays our national anthem on trumpet, then the Washington Redskins led by the first black QB in SB history, Doug Williams, rout the Denver Broncos 42-10 in SBXXII (1/31)...1999] Cher sings the national anthem prior to the Denver Broncos second consecutive SB win. John Elway stars in a 34-19 victory over Atlanta in SBXXXIII (1/31)...2000] Kurt Warner hits Isaac Bruce for the winning TD with 2 minutes remaining as the St. Louis Rams pull off a 23-16 victory over Tennessee in SB XXXIV (1/30). Warner will QB the Phoenix Cardinals in Sunday's SB...
- 1999] Going to Hall: Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot (1/30)...
- 2000] Off his rocker: Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker is suspended by baseball commissioner Bud Selig for his disparaging racial remarks, mostly about the straphangers on the no. 7 to Shea Stadium. His statements appear in Sports Illustrated (1/31). Rocker got into another jam recently...
- 2003] Space tragedy: The space shuttle Columbia explodes during re-entry, killing all 7 astronauts on board (2/1)...For more on January 30 - Feb 1:
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