The Rock and Rock Hall of Fame inducted its first members, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley.
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On Jan. 23, 1986, the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame inducted its first members, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley.Also on this date:
In 1368, China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang (zhoo whan-zhahng) was formally acclaimed Hongwu Emperor, following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty.
In 1789, Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington, D.C.
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
In 1870, approximately 200 Piegan Blackfoot tribe members, mostly women, children and older adults, were killed by U.
