THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014

Today is Thursday, January 23, the 23rd day of 2014. There are 342 days left in the year.

638 ― Start of Islamic calendar

1265 ― First English Parliament formally convened (some authorities)

1556 ― Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shansi Province, China

1962 ― Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb

1968 ― Spy ship USS Pueblo and 83-man crew seized in East Sea by North Korea

1969 ― Cream releases their last album “Goodbye”

1973 ― President Nixon announces an accord has been reach to end the Vietnam War

1986 ― First induction of Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray

Charles, Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley)

1987 ― Japan first exceeds military spending cap of 1 percent of GNP ($23 billion)

1998 ― Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba