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Almanac January 23, 2007 High: 26 degrees

Records: High: 71 degrees (1999) Low: 3… Almanac January 23, 2007 High: 26 degrees

Records: High: 71 degrees (1999) Low: 3 degree (2003)

This Day In History 1556 The deadliest earthquake in history occurs in Shaanxi, China, killing 830,000 people.

1849 Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first female physician after earning her degree from Geneva College in New York.

1964 The Poll Tax, or the 24th Amendment, is abolished.

1922 Insulin is used for the first time on a diabetes patient at Toronto General Hospital.

1957 British toy manufacturer develops the first Frisbee.

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