On this day: January 23

POSTED: 02:26 PM PST Jan 22, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 22, 2013 

The deadliest earthquake in recorded history hits China, Duke Ellington plays Carnegie Hall, North Korea captures a U.S. Navy ship, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first class, all on this day.

OTD January 23 - Bob Keeshan
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CBS Television

2004: Actor Bob Keeshan, best known as the title character of the children's television program "Captain Kangaroo," dies at the age of 76 in Hartford, Vt.

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