January 23 in History
1556
January 23, 1556:The Shaanxi Earthquake strikes killing an estimated 830,000 people in China.
1789
January 23, 1789:Georgetown University is established in Washington, D.C. as the Georgetown College.
1849
January 23, 1849:Elizabeth Blackwell earns her M.D. degree from the New York-based Geneva Medical College, becoming the first female physician to be trained in the United States.
1957
January 23, 1957:Frisbees are released unto the market for the first time by a toy company known as Wham-O.
1977
January 23, 1977:“Roots”, a miniseries with a focus on African-American history makes its television debut.
1984
January 23, 1984:Hulk Hogan wins his first World Wrestling Federation (WWF) championship by defeating Iron Sheikh.
1986
January 23, 1986:The likes of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Fats Domino are amongst the inaugural group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1997
January 23, 1997:Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to be sworn in as the US Secretary of State under Bill Clinton’s administration.
2018
January 23, 2018:LeBron James scores his 30,000th point, becoming the 7th and youngest in the history of basketball to achieve this feat.