It happened on a… January 19

2017

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is extradited to the United States to face trial for his leadership of the Sinaloa drug cartel

2013

Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories

The 2012-2013 NHL season begins after a 119-day lockout

2001

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escapes from Puente Grande maximum-security prison near Guadalajara by bribing prison guards and hiding in a laundry cart.

1996

NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix.

1978

The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003..

1977

Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in the Bahamas.

1966

Indira Gandhi elected India’s 4th Prime Minister.

1955

“Scrabble” debuts on board game market

1952

PGA approves allowing black participants.

1915

George Claude, of Paris, France, patented the neon discharge tube for use in advertising signs.

1903

New bicycle race “Tour de France” announced.

1649

The first executioner in Canada, a pardoned criminal, performs his first assignment at Quebec on a 16 year old girl found guilty of theft.