What Happened on Jan 23

Reign of Hongwu Emperor: The First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

The Hongwu Emperor (Chinese: 洪武帝; Wade-Giles: Hung-wu Ti; October 21, 1328 – June 24, 1398), known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang... Read more

Shaanxi Earthquake

The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake or Jiajing earthquake was a catastrophic earthquake and is also the deadliest earthquake on record, killing... Read more

Kansas-Nebraska Act Debated in Senate

On January 23, a revised bill was introduced in the Senate. In addition to the changes regarding repeal of the Missouri Compromise, Nebraska was... Read more

Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup

he 1902 Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias. As the Victorias... Read more

42 Zeppelin Raids on English Towns Kill 426 and Injure 864

The Germans in 1916 hoped to lay both London and Paris in ashes, and win the War, with the aid of their giant dirigible balloons, known as... Read more

The Twentieth Amendment is ratified

The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal... Read more

William Faulkner Appears on the Cover of Time Magazine

Random House retitles Faulkner’s latest novel, which he originally called “If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem.” It becomes The Wild Palms, and when it is... Read more

Battle of Balikpapan (1942)

While the Japanese invasion force was landing at Balikpapan, on the early morning of January 24, at around 02:45, the Allied (ABDACOM's) 59th US... Read more

Battle of Rabaul (1942)

The Battle of Rabaul (Operation R), on the island of New Britain, in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, in January and February 1942,... Read more

Parit Sulong Massacre

On January 23, 1942, the Parit Sulong Massacre was committed against Allied soldiers by members of the Imperial Guards Division of the Imperial... Read more

"Cry, The Beloved Country" Is Released

Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 drama film directed by Zoltan Korda. Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Paton, it stars Canada Lee and... Read more

Buddy Holly Signs Recording Contract with Decca Records

Buddy negotiates a recording contract with Decca and a three-year songwriter's contract with Cedarwood Publishing Company. Throughout 1956, between... Read more

"Jules And Jim" Is Released

Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim) is a 1962 French film directed by François Truffaut and based on the semi-autobiographical novel by... Read more

Twenty-fourth Amendment is ratified

Over twenty years after Atlanta textile worker "Mr. Trout" lamented his inability to vote to a WPA interviewer, collection of poll taxes in... Read more

David Bowie releases Station to Station

Station to Station is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1976. Commonly regarded as one of his most... Read more

Pink Floyd releases Animals

Animals is a concept album by Pink Floyd, released on 23 January 1977, in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records and on 2 February 1977 in the... Read more

Buddy Holly is Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Holly was in the first group of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Read more

MST3K Ep. 110 - "Robot Holocaust"

(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 9: "Battle in the Stratosphere") In the future, a group of renegades fight to free mankind by battling the... Read more

"The Ex-Girlfriend" - Season 2 Episode 1 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Ex-Girlfriend" is the sixth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the first episode for the show's second season. It aired on January 23,... Read more

MST3K Ep. 423 - "Bride of the Monster"

(Short: Hired!, Part 1) Mad scientist Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) lives in a remote swampy area and creates supermen in his lab with the help of... Read more

Johnny Carson Dies

On March 19, 1999, Carson, then 73, suffered a severe heart attack at his home in Malibu, California. Carson was sleeping when he suddenly awoke... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-27

They always answered back. Every time they were challenged, which was several more times than seemed likely early in the game, the New England... Read more

Bioče Train Disaster

The Bioče train disaster was a train crash on January 23, 2006 in Montenegro. At least 45 people, including five children, were killed and another... Read more

Nas Releases Single "Can't Forget about You"

"Can't Forget About You" is the second and final single from Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead, released on January 23, 2007. It features Chrisette... Read more

Thousands of Palestinians Cross into Egypt, as the Border Wall With Gaza in Rafah is Blown up by Militants

The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on January 23, 2008, after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border... Read more