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Today inSports History

1926 - The National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated.

1932 - Dog sled racing happened for the first time in Olympic competition.

1958 - Ted Williams signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox that was worth $135,000. The contract made him the highest paid player in major league history.

1970 - The NBA expanded to 18 teams for the 1970-71 season. The new teams added were Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.

1986 - Peter McNab (New Jersey Devils) became the 42nd player to score 450 career goals.

1990 - Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) and his father Bobby Hull, became the only father-son combination in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season.

2005 - The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX. It was the 3rd win in four years for the Patriots.

Birthdays

Christopher Marlowe 1564

Aaron Burr 1756

Babe Ruth 1895

Ronald Wilson Reagan (U.S.) 1911

John Lund 1913

Zsa Zsa Gabor 1919

Patrick Macnee 1922

Sixten Jernberg 1929

Rip Torn 1931

Mamie Van Doren 1933

Mike Farrell 1939

Tom Brokaw 1940

Gigi Perreau 1941

Fabian Forte 1943

Gayle Hunnicutt 1943

Michael Tucker 1944

Bob Marley 1945

Alan Jones (Amen Corner) 1947

Jim Sheridan 1949

Natalie Cole 1950

Jon Walmsley 1956

Kathy Najimy 1957

Robert Townsend 1957

Simon Phillips (Toto) 1957

Barry Miller 1958

Megan Gallagher 1960

Axl Rose (Guns & Roses) 1962

Richie McDonald (Lonestar) 1962

Rick Astley 1966

Tim Brown (Boo Radleys) 1969

Brandon Hammond 1984

Today in Dick Clark's American Bandstand History

1959 - The Poni-Tails performed "Seven Minutes in Heaven" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Dion performed "Havin' Fun" on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Jack Jones performed "Lollipops and Roses" on "American Bandstand."

1963 - James Darren performed "Pin a Medal on Joey" on "American Bandstand."

1971 - Jerry Reed performed "Amos Moses" on "American Bandstand."

1971 - Dionne Warwick performed "The Green Grass Starts to Grow" and "Who Gets the Guy" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - Kool & the Gang performed "Steppin' Out" on "American Bandstand."

1982 - Jennifer Warnes performed "Could It Be Love" on "American Bandstand."

Today inU.S. President History

1900 - U.S. President McKinley appointed W.H. Taft as commissioner to report on the Philippines.

1987 - President Ronald Reagan turned 76 years old this day and became the oldest U.S. President in history.

1998 - Washington National Airport was renamed for U.S. Ronald Reagan with the signing of a bill by U.S. President Clinton.

1999 - Excerpts of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's videotaped testimony were shown at President Clinton's impeachment trial.

2000 - U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton formally declared that she was a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat from the state of New York.