1802 – 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)
1869 – James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade.
1901 – Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization.
1913 – NYC’s Grand Central Station opens.
1923 – Ethyl gasoline 1st marketed, Dayton, Ohio.
1932 – Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries.
1940 – Frank Sinatra performs at the Lyric Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, his first as featured singer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
1944 – 4th US marine division conquers Roi, Marshall Islands.
1948 – President Harry Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program.
1955 – 1st presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC.
1962 – 8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years.
1970 – Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points.
1975 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
1980 – FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31 elected & public officials for bribes for political favors.
1989 – 0 degrees F or below in 15 US states.
1991 – US postage is raised from 25 cents to 29 cents.
2003 – Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “All I Have”
2014 – Super Bowl XLIII, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos, 42-8; MVP: Malcolm Smith, Seattle, LB.
2016 – First case of Zika contracted on US mainland (Texas) and second known sexually transmitted case confirmed in Texas.
2021 – Jeff Bezos announces he is stepping down as CEO of Amazon after 30 years, becoming executive chairman.
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