History for January 23

History for January 23 - On-This-Day.com:

National Pie Day

Birth anniversary of John Hancock (1737-93, NS)

Ratification anniversaries: in 1933, the 20^th Amendment was ratified (moving presidential inaugurations to Jan 20) and in 1964, the 24^th Amendment was ratified (abolishing the poll tax).

Happy Birthday! Rutger Hauer

1556 - An earthquake in Shanxi Province, China, was thought to have killed about 830,000 people. 

1960 - The U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste descended to a record depth of 35,820 feet (10,750 meters) in the Pacific Ocean.



1968 - North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, charging it had intruded into the nation's territorial waters on a spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later. 


1971 - In Prospect Creek Camp, AK, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was reported as minus 80 degrees. 


1977 - The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel. 


2003 - North Korea announced that it would consider sanctions an act of war for North Korea's reinstatement of its nuclear program.