THURSDAY, Jan.25, 2024

1721-Czar Peter the Great ends Russian-orthodox patriarchy

1939-Earthquake hits Chillán Chile, 10,000 killed

1955-U.S. & Panamá sign canal treaty

1964-Beatles 1st US #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox)

1969-U.S.-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris

1974-South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard transplanted the first human heart without removal of the old one

1981-Mao's widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death

1989-Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season

1991-Manuel Noriega is given access to assets frozen by U.S. government

1993-Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language

1993 Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years

1994-Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court

1994-US space probe Clementine launched

1995-Jacques Santer succeeds Jacques Delors as chairman of European Committee

1998-"Grease" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY after 1,503 performance

1998-Britain's Queen Mother, 97, gets an emergency hip replacement

1998-Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) & soccer David Beckham gets engaged