TODAY IN HISTORY

On Jan. 23, 1368, China’s Ming dynasty began.

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

In 1962, Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Also, Tony Bennett recorded “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”.

In 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War and would be formally signed four days later in Paris.

In 1977, the TV mini-series “Roots,” based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing.

In 2020, PBS announced that Jim Lehrer, the longtime host of the nightly “NewsHour” and the moderator of 11 presidential debates, had died.

In 2021, Larry King, known for decades of broadcast interviews, died at a Los Angeles hospital at 87.