FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023

1639 - Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed

1663 - Great earthquake in New England

1681 - 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)

1690 - Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king

1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws to Glasgow

1759 - George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis

1773 - Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom

1898 - 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake

1907 - Maria Montessori opens her 1st (Montessori) school (Rome)

1912 - New Mexico becomes 47th state

1914 - Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded

1945 - Future President George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY

1958 - Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar

1975 - "Wheel Of Fortune" debuts on NBC-TV

1976 - Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million