JAN 23rd THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On January 23  I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union.  - Robert E. Lee , 1861 Jan 23 Birthdays 1974 - Tiffani Amber Thiessen 1969 - Brendan Shanahan 1964 - Mariska Hargitay 1957 - Princess Caroline of Monaco 1953 - Antonio Villaraigosa 1951 - Chesley Sully Sullenberger 1944 - Rutger Hauer 1933 - Chita Rivera 1928 - Jeanne Moreau 1919 - Ernie Kovacs 1832 - Edouard Manet 1737 - John Hancock 1910 - Django Reinhardt Jan 23 In History 2002 - Journalist Daniel Pearl kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan 1968 - North Korea Seizes USS Pueblo 1933 - 20th amendment changes date of Presidential Inaugurations to 1/20 1909 - The first radio rescue at sea 1849 - Patent granted for an envelope-making machine This Day in Business1957 - The Wham-O toy company gives sells a plastic plastic discs which people can have a catch with - these toys are later named Frisbees. This Day in Entertainment  1986 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first ten members. This Day in Geography  1888 - Well drillers discover natural gas in Kingsville Ontario. This Day in Sports  1979 - The one and only Willie Mays is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today's HolidayNational Handwriting Day - The day to recognize handwriting, which is also John Hancock's birthday - the man who signed Declaration of Independence.