Slideshow: Today In History, Jan. 23
Today is Friday, Jan. 23.
Today's Highlight in History:
1789: Georgetown University
In 1789, Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington D.C.
1915: Potter Stewart
In 1915, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart was born in Jackson, Michigan.
1968: USS Pueblo
On Jan. 23, 1968, North Korea seized the Navy intelligence ship USS Pueblo, charging its crew with being on a spying mission. (The crew was released 11 months later.)
1973: Richard Nixon
In 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War, and would be formally signed four days later in Paris.
1985: House of Lords
In 1985, debate in Britain's House of Lords was carried on live television for the first time.
2005: AFC Championship
Ten years ago: The New England Patriots won the AFC championship by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-27.
2005: Johnny Carson
Ten years ago: Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died in Los Angeles at age 79.
2005: NFC Championship
Ten years ago: The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons 27-10 to win the NFC championship game.
2010: Abby Sunderland
Five years ago: Abby Sunderland, 16, left Marina del Rey, California, on her first attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. (The voyage ended a week and a-half later because the boat experienced power problems; Sunderland then made a second attempt, but that, too, fell short.)
2010: U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Five years ago: Rachael Flatt won her first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington, finishing more than 10 points ahead of Mirai Nagasu.
2014: Chuck Hagel
One year ago: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered immediate actions to define the depth of trouble inside the nation's nuclear force, which had been rocked by disclosures about security lapses, poor discipline, weak morale and other problems.
2014: Justin Bieber
One year ago: Pop star Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. (Bieber later pleaded guilty to careless driving and resisting arrest under a deal that spared him jail time.)
Birthday: Anita Baker
Singer Anita Baker is 57.
Birthday: Antonio Villaraigosa
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is 62.
Birthday: Chita Rivera
Actress Chita Rivera is 82.
Birthday: Gail O'Grady
Actress Gail O'Grady is 52.
Birthday: Gil Gerard
Actor Gil Gerard is 72.
Birthday: Jeanne Moreau
Actress Jeanne Moreau is 87.
Birthday: Mariska Hargitay
Actress Mariska Hargitay is 51.
Birthday: Richard Dean Anderson
Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 65.
Birthday: Robin Zander
Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) is 62.
Birthday: Rutger Hauer
Actor Rutger Hauer is 71.
Birthday: Thomas R. Carper
Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., is 68.
Birthday: Tiffani Thiessen
Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 41.
RUSSIA GREAT PURGE
A barge carrying an 11-meter wooden cross, made on the Solovky Islands, home of one of the first Soviet labor camps, to commemorate victims of mass political purges by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, is towed by a tugboat along the Moskva River on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007. The cross will be erected on Wednesday at the Butovo range south of Moscow, where more than 20,000 people were executed by firing squads in 1937-38, as part of events planned through out this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the Great Purge of 1937, when millions were labeled "enemies of the state" and executed without trial or sent to labor camps. (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)
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