1768 – 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia.
1879 – US Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Court.
1898 – USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die.
1903 – 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom.
1916 – NY Yankees buy Frank “Home Run” Baker from the Athletics for $37,500.
1926 – Contract air mail service begins in US.
1932 – George Burns & Gracie Allen debut as regulars on the “Guy Lombardo Show”
1941 – Duke Ellington first records “Take the A Train”
1950 – Walt Disney’s animated film “Cinderella” premieres in Boston.
1961 – Entire US figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 797 crash.
1964 – Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton.
1972 – Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
1978 – Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola, Florida.
1981 – 23rd Daytona 500: Richard Petty wins (169.651 MPH)
1987 – Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot.
1992 – Jeffrey Dahmer found sane and guilty of killing 15 boys.
1992 – 100th episode of “Cops” airs on Fox.
1996 – Bill Belichick is fired by the Cleveland Browns, finishing his Cleveland coaching career with a record of 36-44.
2005 – YouTube, Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in United States.
2011 – US President Barack Obama awards writer and activist Maya Angelou the Presidential Medal of Freedom.