Important Events In History January 28, 2011

January 28 Events in History -
2011
Responding to anti-government protests in Egypt, the government cuts off access to the internet, cell phones, and imposes a curfew
2011
President Mubarak asks his government to resign
2003
In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents)
2001
Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7
1998
Michelangelo, "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million
1996
"Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 118 performances
1996
84th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62)
1996
Superbowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17 in Tempe Superbowl MVP:
1995
69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62)
1995
83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64)
1995
Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise
1994
Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46)
1994
Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, 1 dead
1994
Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m)
1992
Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 vs. India at Adelaide
1992
Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown
1991
"A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV
1991
18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson
1991
Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 vs. England at Adelaide
1991
Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule
1990
"Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London
1990
78th Australian Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats S Edberg (46 76 52-ret)
1990
Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback
1989
46th Golden Globes: Rainman, Working Girl
1989
63rd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (64 64)
1989
Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 vs. WI at SCG
1988
"Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 597 performances
1988
Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional
1987
U.S. Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo
1987
Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant
1986
"Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances
1986
Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
1986
Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, D.C.
1985
12th American Music Award
1984
41th Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins
1984
Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
1984
Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas
1984
Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany
1982
U.S. General Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy
1982
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1981
"5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 12 performances
1981
William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987)
1981
Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision
1980
37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field wins
1979
"Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1672 performances
1979
Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in New York City
1978
"Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV
1978
Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders
1978
Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife
1976
Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park
1976
NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
1975
8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio
1974
Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame
1973
"Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
1973
Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
1973
Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame
1973
Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"
1972
Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game
1970
Lubomir Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia
1969
2nd ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville
1969
Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America
1968
29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper
1968
Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1967
Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"
1965
The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV
1963
-34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record)
1962
Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives
1961
Republic of Rwanda proclaimed
1960
Goon Show's final episode on BBC
1960
NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises
1959
Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
1958
Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor
1958
Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck
1957
"Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar)
1956
Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
1953
J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"
1953
WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1951
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1951
"La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London
1950
Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud
1949
New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith
1949
U.N. Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia
1947
"Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000
1945
Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java
1945
General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
1945
Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands
1944
683 British bombers attack Berlin
1944
Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh
1944
U-271 and U-571 sunk off Ireland
1943
Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals
1943
Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game
1942
General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine
1942
German troops occupy Benghazi Libya
1936
Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera
1935
Iceland becomes 1st country to legalize abortion
1934
1st U.S. ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont)
1933
French government of Paul Boncour falls
1933
German government of Von Schleicher falls
1932
1st U.S. state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin)
1932
Japan occupies Shanghai
1931
Bradman scores 220 NSW vs. Victoria, 308 minutes, 13 fours
1928
Christopher Hornsrud chosen Prime Minister of Norway at age 101
1927
Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls
1925
-46 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record)
1923
1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich
1923
Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent
1923
NSDAP 1st election in Munich
1922
American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League"
1922
J. E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
1918
Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory
1918
Trotsky becomes leader of Reds
1916
1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson
1916
German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France
1916
Opera "Goyescas," premieres (New York City)
1915
1st U.S. ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
1915
U.S. Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services
1915
U.S. President Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates
1914
1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City)
1914
Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated
1911
Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo
1909
U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
1904
1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them
1902
Carnegie Institute founded in Washington D.C.
1899
American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress
1893
Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet and Ophelia," premieres in Boston
1887
England all out for 45 vs. Australia SCG, their lowest total ever
1881
Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British
1878
1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)
1878
George W. Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator
1878
Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper
1871
Paris surrenders to Prussians
1865
President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners
1864
Battle of New Bern, NC
1860
Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
1858
John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry
1851
Northwestern University in Chicago chartered
1848
King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution
1846
Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India)
1830
Opera "Fra Diavolo," premieres in Paris
1824
William Kneass becomes 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40)
1821
Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica
1819
Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore
1814
Stendahl's 1st book is published
1807
London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
1788
Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW
1788
Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France
1787
Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes
1689
English parliament ends king Charles II reign
1613
Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
1581
James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland
1561
By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended
1547
9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
1495
Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
1393
Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents)
1262
Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm
1099
1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
1077
German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
1077
Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV