1886 – President Grover Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence.
1909 – 1st US federal legislation on narcotics prohibits importation, possession, and use of “smoking opium”
1918 – US Army chaplain school organized at Ft. Monroe, Virginia.
1926 – Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools.
1933 – -63 degrees F, Moran Wyoming (state record)
1942 – Daylight Saving War Time goes into effect in the US.
1951 – St Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45 years old.
1963 – 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet.
1964 – 1st appearance of the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, live from New York; broadcast draws 73.7 million television viewers.
1974 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
1979 – Walter Hill’s drama film “The Warriors” is released in the United States, sparking gang violence at many theaters and a halt to the film’s marketing campaign.
1986 – 36th NBA All-Star Game, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: East beats West, 139-132; MVP: Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, G.
1987 – Former US national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide by overdosing on Valium hours before scheduled testimony before panel investigating illegal arms-for-hostages “Iran-Contra” affair.
1990 – “Brady’s” returned to TV for 6 episodes on CBS-TV.
1997 – Fox cartoon series “The Simpsons” airs 167th episode; longest-running animated series in cartoon history.
2006 – Al Michaels joins NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” broadcast with John Madden.
2018 – XXIII Olympic Winter Games open in PyeongChang, South Korea.
2020 – Deaths from COVID-19 virus overtake those of Sars (2003) with 813 deaths worldwide, with more than 34,800 known infections.
2021 – US Senate Impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in Washington, D.C.
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