Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 - Pastor, leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement
- 1863 - "The Boston Morning Journal" became the first paper in the U.S. to be published on wood pulp paper.
- 1892 - "Triangle" magazine in Springfield, MA, published the rules for a brand new game. The original rules involved attaching a peach baskets to a suspended board. It is now known as basketball.
- 1943 - The Pentagon was dedicated as the world's largest office building.
- 1967 - The first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.
- 1974 - "Happy Days" premiered on ABC-TV.
- 1986 - President Reagan signed legislation making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday to be celebrated on the third Monday of January.
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