Page 8: Historical Events In January - 23

1964  24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections.   

1964  Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City NY   

1964  Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1968  Spy ship USS Pueblo and 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea.   

1968  The North Korean Navy seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, detaining its crew on suspicion of espionage.   

1968  The USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968.   

1969  In this year, Cream releases their last album "Goodbye".   

1969  Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86.   

1970  Australia's inaugural amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (California).   

1970  Dolle Mina burns her bra in Amsterdam   

1970  US launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1.   

1971  -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)   

1971  The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States   

1972  Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi   

1972  Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest.   

1973  Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for inaugural time in 7000 years   

1973  Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria results in the deaths of 176 Moslem pilgrims.   

1973  Neil Young interrupts his concert to read a message handed to him, announcing the signing of the Vietnam peace accord. "Peace has come," he says; after ten minutes of audience celebration, he launches into his single, Southern Man.   

1973  President Nixon announced that U.S. troops would cease fighting in Vietnam at midnight Jan. 27   

1973  U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.   

1974  The inaugural edition of women's magazine "Story".   

1975  "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV.   

1975  The situation comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden in the title role, debuts ABC TV   

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94   

1976  Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide   

1976  Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5   

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44   

1977  $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris.   

1977  Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC.   

1977  Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73.   

1978  Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris   

1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74.   

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.   

1980  President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System.   

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1350  Vincent ferrer: Spanish missionary and saint   

1574  Lucas i franchoys: Belgian painter   

1582  John barclay: Scottish satirist/latin poet (argenis)   

1688  Queen ulrika eleonora of sweden: Queen ulrika eleonora of sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  John landen: English mathematician   

1730  Joseph hewes: Us merchant (declaration of independence signer)   

1745  William jessop: English canal engineer   

1752  Muzio clementi: Italian composer   

1002  Death of Otto iii: German king/emperor 983/996-1002,   

1199  Yaqub: Almohad caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  Death of Margaretha of bavaria: Emperess of germany,   

1516  Ferdinand ii: King of aragon/sicily,   

1548  Death of Bernardo pisano: Composer,   

1549  Death of Johannes honter: Transylvanian saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  Jiajing: Emperor of china (b. 1507)   

1622  Death of William baffin: British explorer,