Historical Events In January - 02
1982 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins
1982 San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13 52 of OT
1983 "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 767 performances
1983 Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ
1983 Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"
1983 Ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes
1983 Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau starts 18-day mission to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines
1983 The musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2,377 performances.
1984 Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his first first-class cricket century
1984 Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship
1984 Riot in Tunis kills over 100
1984 Wilson Goode, sworn-in as Philadelphia's first black mayor
1985 90th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter
1985 Australia beat West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets
1985 Egyptian President Mubarak re-appoints Coptic pope Shenuda III
1985 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score
1985 Undefeated Brigham Young University becomes college football champion
1986 191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
1986 New York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal
1987 Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ
1987 Troops of Chad President Habré conquer Fada oasis
1988 Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Pennsylvania
1988 Mulroney &Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement
1990 Dow Jones hits record 2,800 (2,810.15)
1990 Sting joins wrestlings 4 Horsemen (Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson)
1992 Test debut of Shane Warne, vs India at Sydney
1994 "Shakespeare after My Father" closes at Helen Hayes New York City NY after 266 performances
1994 Battles between army &rebellious Indians in South Mexico, kill 57
1995 Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed
1995 Marion Barry is sworn in as mayor of Washington DC, four years after leaving office to serve a six-month sentence for drug possession.
1995 Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (estimated 15 billion light years away)
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus OH on WBZX 99.7 FM
1997 Residents of southern and eastern Ontario are digging out again this morning after another round of snow.
1998 Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates &cocaine
1635 Cardinal Richelieu creates the Academie Francaise
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