In the present day is Wednesday, Jan. 29, the twenty ninth day of 2025. There are 336 days left within the yr.
In the present day in historical past:
On Jan. 29, 2018, the Cleveland Indians introduced that they might take away the Chief Wahoo emblem from their uniforms within the coming baseball season, after many years of protests and complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature was racist. (The group modified its identify to the Cleveland Guardians beginning within the 2022 season.)
Additionally on this date:
In 1891, following the loss of life of her brother Kalākaua, Lili‘uokalani was sworn in as the primary and solely queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom. (Her reign would finish two years later when the Hawaiian monarchy was abolished following a U.S. military-supported coup d’état.)
In 1936, the primary 5 inductees of baseball’s Corridor of Fame — Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson — had been named in Cooperstown, New York.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter formally welcomed Chinese language Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (dung shah-oh-ping) to the White Home, following the institution of diplomatic relations.
In 1995, the San Francisco 49ers turned the primary group in NFL historical past to win 5 Tremendous Bowl titles, beating the San Diego Chargers, 49-26, in Tremendous Bowl XXIX.
In 1998, a bomb rocked an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, killing safety guard Robert Sanderson and critically injuring nurse Emily Lyons. (The bomber, Eric Rudolph, was captured in Could 2003 and is serving a life sentence.)
In 2002, in his first State of the Union tackle, President George W. Bush stated terrorists had been nonetheless threatening America — and warned of “an axis of evil” consisting of North Korea, Iran and Iraq.
In 2013, the Justice Division ended its felony probe of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe and Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with a U.S. decide agreeing to let London-based oil large BP PLC plead responsible to manslaughter expenses for the deaths of 11 rig staff and pay a report $4 billion in penalties.
In 2017, six individuals had been killed in a capturing at a Quebec Metropolis mosque throughout night prayers. (Alexandre Bissonnette, who was arrested close by, pleaded responsible to homicide and tried homicide expenses and was sentenced to life in jail.)
In the present day’s birthdays:
- Feminist creator Germaine Greer is 86.
- Actor Katharine Ross is 85.
- Actor Tom Selleck is 80.
- R&B singer Charlie Wilson is 72.
- TV host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey is 71.
- Olympic diving gold medalist Greg Louganis is 65.
- Actor Nicholas Turturro is 63.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Andre Reed is 61.
- Hockey Corridor of Famer Dominik Hašek is 60.
- Actor-director Edward Burns is 57.
- Actor Heather Graham is 55.
- Actor Sara Gilbert is 50.
- Pop-rock singer Adam Lambert is 43.
