TODAY IN HISTORY

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The great Jim Croce was born on this day in 1943.

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1777 General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey

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1940 2nd NFL All Star Game, Gilmore Stadium, LA, CA: Green Bay Packers beat NFL All-Stars, 16-7

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On this day in 1978, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII. It was the second Super Bowl win for the Cowboys. Broncos quarterback Craig Morton threw four interceptions, while Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach threw for 183 yards and a touchdown.

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Jan 23, 1977 Mini-series "Roots" premieres on ABC

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1934 MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement into baseball; Jackson banned after 1919 "Black Sox" World Series

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1498-05-30 Christopher Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America

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1982 - Reggie Jackson, a free agent at the time, ended five seasons as a New York Yankee when he signed a four-year contract with the California Angels.

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1840 American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes is first to identify Antarctica as a new continent

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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.

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1861 US state of Kansas admitted to the Union as the 34th state

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1961 "I Fall to Pieces" single released by Patsy Cline (Billboard Song of the Year 1961)

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1968
January 31
Viet Cong attack U.S. Embassy

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In 1943, during World War II, one of America’s most highly decorated military units, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Americans, was authorized.

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1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students

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1971

South Vietnamese ground forces, backed by American airpower, begin Operation Lam Son 719, a 17,000 man incursion into Laos that ends three weeks later in a disaster.

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1763
The French and Indian War ends

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1966 SF Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year

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1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting