It happened on a… January 24

2018

Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting over 150 girls, sentenced up to 175 years in prison.

2016

TV drama “The X-Files” returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.

2011

“21” 2nd studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012).

2006

Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation film studio Pixar for $7.4 billion

1984

Apple introduced the Macintosh during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.

1978

Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.

1962

Jackie Robinson is 1st African American elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles

1952

Charles Vincent Massey appointed Governor General; first Canadian-born.

1950

Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.

1935

Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.

1927

Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director – The Pleasure Garden, in England.

1924

Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad (changed back in 1991).

1908

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.