On Jan. 23, 1368, China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began.

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.

In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, prohibiting poll taxes in federal elections.

In 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.

In 1986, the Rock & Rock Hall of Fame inducted its first members, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley.

In 1997, Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the nation’s first female secretary of state.

In 2018, at age 33, Lebron James became the youngest NBA player to reach the 30,000 career point milestone.