January 23 is:
National Pie Day Ancient Egyptians used to make pie. Romans had pie in their feasts. And even America’s beloved apple pie came to us via the Dutch! Savory or sweet, there’s something special about baking delicious goodness in a crust. According to the American Pie Council, the first pies were made by the ancient Romans, and the very first published recipe was for a rye-crusted goat cheese and honey pie.
National Handwriting Day
Measure Your Feet Day
Birthday of John Hancock (January 23, 1737), American Revolutionary statesman. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence. 
Publication of Federalist Paper #43: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered written by James Madison in 1788. Madison discusses several issues not brought up in previous articles including patent and copyright laws, the national seat of government, the defining of treason, the process for amending the Constitution, the admission of new states, and the right of the federal government to interfere in a state (when requested by that state’s executive or legislature) where insurrection occurs.
Georgetown University was established Jan 23, 1789 in present-day Washington, D.C.
Birthday of Edouard Manet (January 23, 1832), French Impressionist painter.A sample of his work can be viewed at www.manet.org
Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York in 1849, becoming the United States’ first female doctor.
The first bridge over the Mississippi River opened in 1855 at what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
On January 23, 1897, the body of Elva Zona Heaster was found at her home. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on this date in 1932.
1957 – American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renamed it the “Frisbee”.
Tony Bennett recorded “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” in New York in 1962 for Columbia Records.
1964 – The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, was ratified.
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
On Jan. 23, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
In 1986 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in downtown Cleveland, inducted its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.