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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