Today In History

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2019. There are 342 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1845: Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

ON THIS DATE

› 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.

› 1789: Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington, D.C.

› 1932: New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.

› 1933: The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the so-called “Lame Duck Amendment,” was ratified as Missouri approved it.

› 1950: The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution affirming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

› 1962: Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Tony Bennett recorded “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” in New York for Columbia Records.

› 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.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actress Chita Rivera is 86. Actor-director Lou Antonio is 85. Jazz musician Gary Burton is

76. Actor Gil Gerard is

76. Actor Rutger Hauer is 75. Rhythm and blues singer Jerry Lawson is 75. Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., is 72. Singer Anita Pointer is 71. Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 69. Rock musician Bill Cunningham is 69. Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) is 66. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is 66. Princess Caroline of Monaco is 62. Singer Anita Baker is 61. Reggae musician Earl Falconer (UB40) is

60. Actor Boris McGiver is 57. Rhythm and blues singer Marc Nelson is 48. TV host Norah O’Donnell is 45. Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 45. Rock musician Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie) is

44. Actress Lindsey Kraft is 39. Christian rock musician Nick DePartee (Kutless) is 34. Singer-actress Rachel Crow is 21.