January 19th

• 1996

  NHL approves sale of Winnipeg Jets, leading to their relocation to Phoenix for the 1996-97 season.

• 2001

  Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán escapes from a maximum-security prison using a laundry cart. View Post →

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• 2013

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

• 1949

  U.S. Presidential salary increased from $75,000 to $100,000, plus a $50,000 annual expense allowance.

• 1809

  Birth of Edgar Allan Poe, renowned American writer and poet.