CoM Moderators Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in the US to earn a medical degree graduating from New York's Geneva Medical College 1855 - 1st bridge over the Mississippi River in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, opens; today made by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge 1879 - US National Archery Association forms in Crawfordsville, Indiana 1958 - "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances 1958 - Dictator Marcos Perez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazabal takes power 1962 - British intelligence officer Kim Philby defects to USSR 1976 - The results to U.S. advice columnist Ann Landers' question (if they could do it all over, would parents still become parents) state that 70% of 10,000 responding parents were negative about being parents 1993 - Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 61 1998 - Michael Jordan scores in double figures for 800th consecutive game in a 100-98 OT win over New Jersey; adds 40 more double-figure scoring games to his NBA record before retiring for the second time (1998) 2018 - American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond abruptly retires from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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