TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2024. There are 343 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified as South Dakota became the 38th state to endorse it. On this date: In 1368, China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang was formally acclaimed emperor, following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. In 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In 1950, the Israeli Knesset approved a resolution affirming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In 1962, Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. In 2020, Chinese state media said the city of Wuhan would be shutting down outbound flights and trains, trying to halt the spread of a new virus that had sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 17. The World Health Organization said the viral illness in China was not yet a global health emergency. Today’s birthdays: Actor Chita Rivera is 91. Actor-director Lou Antonio is 90. Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 74. Princess Caroline of Monaco is 67. Singer Anita Baker is 66. Actor Boris McGiver is 62. Actor Gail O’Grady is 61. Actor Mariska Hargitay is 60. R&B singer Marc Nelson is 53. CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell and actor Tiffani Thiessen are 50. Rock musician Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie) is 49. Actor Lindsey Kraft is 44. Singer-actor Rachel Crow is 26.