January 23, 2013

1,620 years ago
393

Politics and government
Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaimed his 8-year-old son Honorius co-Emperor.

325 years ago
1688

Born on this date
Ulrika Eleonora. Queen of Sweden, 1718-1720. Ulrika Eleonora, the youngest child of King Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, was Queen Regnant of Sweden from 1718-1720 and Queen Consort to King Frederick I from 1720 until her death from smallpox on November 24, 1741 at the age of 53.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Wally Parks. U.S. auto racing executive and journalist. Mr. Parks founded the National Hot Rod Association and co-founded Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines. He died on September 28, 2007 at the age of 94.

90 years ago
1923

Died on this date
Max Nordau, 73. Austro-Hungarian Zionist leader. Dr. Nordau co-founded the World Zionist Organization with Theodore Herzl.

80 years ago
1933

Law
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified. It reads:

Section 1

[Terms of president, vice president, senators, and representatives.]

The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the twentieth day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the third day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Section 2

[Time of assembling Congress.]

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the third day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Section 3

[Filling vacancy in office of president.]

If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President-elect shall have died, the Vice President-elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President-elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President-elect nor a Vice President-elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

Section 4

[Power of Congress in presidential succession.]

The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

Section 5

[Time of taking effect.]

Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

Section 6

[Ratification.]

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.

70 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): There are Such Things--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

Music
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall in New York for the first time.

War
U.K. troops of General Bernard Montgomery's 8th Army captured Tripoli from the German-Italian Panzer Army. Australian and American forces defeated Japanese forces in Papua. U.S. forces under General Alexander Patch won the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse, part of the Guadalcanal campaign. The battle had begun on December 15, 1942.

60 years ago
1953

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Comes A-Long A-Love--Kay Starr

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring John Newland

50 years ago
1963

War
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence offically began when Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC) guerrillas attacked the Portuguese army stationed in Tite.

40 years ago
1973

Died on this date
Kid Ory, 86. U.S. jazz musician. Mr. Ory, a trombonist and banjoist, grew up in New Orleans and led a popular band there in the 1910s before moving to Los Angeles. He remained active until 1971.

Alexander Onassis, 24. Greek heir presumptive. Mr. Onassis, the only son of shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, was killed in a plane crash at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, fuelling conspiracy theories.

War
U.S. President Richard Nixon, in a nationally-televised address, announced that a peace agreement with North Vietnam had been signed at 12:30 P.M. local time in Paris, with a cease-fire to begin at midnight in Vietnam on Saturday, January 27.

30 years ago
1983

On the radio
The Stories of Sherlock Holmes, starring Graham Armitage and Kerry Jordan, on Springbok Radio
Tonight’s episode: The Neen River Mystery

Football
NFL
AFC Championship
New York Jets 0 @ Miami 14

The Miami defense made 5 interceptions off New York quarterback Richard Todd--3 of them by linebacker A.J. Duhe--as they blanked the Jets on a muddy field before 67,396 fans at the Orange Bowl. The game was tied at halftime, but an interception by Mr. Duhe in the 3rd quarter set up a 7-yard touchdown rush by Woody Bennett, converted by Uwe von Schamann. Early in the 4th quarter, Mr. Duhe returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. von Schamann.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Étienne--Guesch Patti (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: La Bamba--Los Lobos (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Sign Your Name--Terence Trent D'Arby

#1 single in the U.K.: Heaven is a Place on Earth--Belinda Carlisle (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Way You Make Me Feel--Michael Jackson

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Way You Make Me Feel--Michael Jackson
2 Need You Tonight--INXS
3 Could've Been--Tiffany
4 Got My Mind Set on You--George Harrison
5 Hazy Shade of Winter--Bangles
6 So Emotional--Whitney Houston
7 Candle in the Wind--Elton John
8 Seasons Change--Exposé
9 Tell it to My Heart--Taylor Dayne
10 Faith--George Michael

Singles entering the chart were Endless Summer Nights by Richard Marx (#61); I Want Her by Keith Sweat (#82); Rocket 2 U by the Jets (#83); (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Michael Bolton (#84); Hysteria by Def Leppard (#87); and (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance by Shanice Wilson (#90).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Got My Mind Set on You--George Harrison (2nd week at #1)
2 Faith--George Michael
3 Pop Goes the World--Men Without Hats
4 Could've Been--Tiffany
5 Cherry Bomb--John Cougar Mellencamp
6 Candle in the Wind--Elton John
7 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
8 When a Man Loves a Woman--Luba
9 The Way You Make Me Feel--Michael Jackson
10 So Emotional--Whitney Houston

Singles entering the chart were Just Like Paradise by David Lee Roth (#86); I Get Weak by Belinda Carlisle (#88); Let the Light (Shine on Me) by Triumph (#90); Father Figure by George Michael (#91); Be Still My Beating Heart by Sting (#92); Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (#93); Big Big World by Parachute Club (#95); All Our Tomorrows by Joe Cocker (#96); and Yum Bai Ya by Frozen Ghost (#97).

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Gli Spari Sopra--Vasco Rossi (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (15th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (9th week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (8th week at #1)
2 Rump Shaker--Wreckx-N-Effect
3 If I Ever Fall in Love--Shai
4 In the Still of the Nite--Boyz II Men
5 Saving Forever for You--Shanice
6 Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!
7 I'd Die Without You--PM Dawn
8 Good Enough--Bobby Brown
9 Deeper and Deeper--Madonna
10 To Love Somebody--Michael Bolton

Singles entering the chart were Get Away by Bobby Brown (#61); A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle (#62); Lights by Journey (#88); and Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) by Digable Planets (#90). A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) was from the movie Aladdin (1992), and won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (6th week at #1)
2 Love Can Move Mountains--Celine Dion
3 Faithful--Go West
4 To Love Somebody--Michael Bolton
5 Steam--Peter Gabriel
6 Deeper and Deeper--Madonna
7 Harvest Moon--Neil Young
8 When She Cries--Restless Heart
9 Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses--U2
10 Never a Time--Genesis

Singles entering the chart were Because of Love by Mae Moore (#62); Irresistable by Cathy Dennis (#75); Big Money by Monkey House (#76); Not Gonna Change by Swing Out Sister (#82); Man on the Moon by R.E.M. (#87); Reach Out I'll Be There by Michael Bolton (#88); Heart of an Angel by the Jeff Healey Band (#91); Angel by Jon Secada (#93); Angels by Blue Rodeo (#94); I'm Every Woman by Whitney Houston (#95); and It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day by S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. (#99).

Died on this date
Thomas A. Dorsey, 93. U.S. gospel singer and songwriter. Mr. Dorsey, the "father of black gospel music," wrote such songs as Take Me Home, Precious Lord and Peace in the Valley.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Nell Carter, 54. U.S. actress. Miss Carter was best known for her starring role in the television comedy series Gimme a Break! (1981-1987).

Space
Communication between Earth and the probe Pioneer 10, launched March 2, 1972, was lost because of power constraints. Pioneer 10 was the first probe to fly by Jupiter and the first to achieve velocity to escape the Solar System.