On This Day January 23rd

OTD

January 22nd is the Twenty-Second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 343 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.

1570 – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.

1719 – The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.

1795 – After an extraordinary charge across the frozen Zuiderzee, the French cavalry captured 14 Dutch ships and 850 guns in a rare battle between ships and cavalry.

1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her MD by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor.

1909 – RMS Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another boat, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.

1943 – World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.

1957 – American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee."

1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.

2003 – A feeble signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.

 

Birthdays

1622 – Abraham Diepraam, Dutch painter (d. 1670)

1737 – John Hancock, American general and politician, first Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1793)

1813 – Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (d. 1895)

1832 – Édouard Manet, French painter (d. 1883)

1897 – Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (d. 1945)

1910 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (d. 1953)

1929 – Myron Cope, American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2008)

1957 – Caroline, Princess of Hanover

1965 – Louie Clemente, American drummer

1974 – Tiffani Thiessen, American actress

1982 – Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter

 

Holiday Spotlight

  National Report Pharmaceutical Fraud Day

  National Report Pharmaceutical Fraud Day was established in 2017 by Joel D. Hesch, an attorney representing whistleblowers and helping them get rewards for reporting fraud. He worked in the Department of Justice (DOJ) Whistleblower Reward Office in Washington, DC, for over 15 years and performed on cases recovering $1.5 billion. He wrote a free eBook explaining how to detect and report pharmaceutical fraud. He believes that the more whistleblowers step forward, the less likely companies will try to cheat Medicare.

 Reportedly, 10% of all Medicare funds are lost due to fraud, and one of the largest culprits of Medicare fraud allegations has been pharmaceutical companies. The government is spending $650 billion a year on the Medicare program, so in one year, $65 billion is lost to Medicare fraud. That is a lot of money, making fraud a national healthcare crisis. Every dollar on the Medicare program creates a difference for elderly and disadvantaged citizens who need health care. This is the main reason why pharmaceutical fraud must cease to exist.

 There are two different ways to report pharmaceutical Medicare fraud. The first way is to say it under the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Whistleblower Reward Program. The second is to document it directly to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in charge of the Medicare program. If you say it to the DOJ for a reward, one of the pros is that the government will most likely open an investigation; one of the cons is that your name will eventually be made known. If you report it directly to the CMS without a DOJ reward, the advantage is it will be quick and easy; the disadvantage is you will not know whether the government will open an investigation.

 

Other Include

Measure Your Feet Day

National Handwriting Day

National Pie Day

Paul Pitcher Day

Rhubarb Pie Day

Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day

Speak Up and Succeed Day