1851 – Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered.
1855 – The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway.
1864 – Battle of New Bern, NC.
1878 – 1st telephone exchange (New Haven,CT)
1878 – George W. Coy is 1st full-time telephone operator.
1902 – Carnegie Institute founded in Washington, DC.
1909 – US military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time.
1915 – US President Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates.
1922 – Knickerbocker Storm, Washington, DC’s biggest snowfall, causes the city’s greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater collapses, killing 98 patrons.
1953 – J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC’s “Today Show”
1958 – The Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
1969 – 1969 NFL Draft: O.J. Simpson from USC first pick by Buffalo Bills.
1978 – “Fantasy Island” starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC-TV.
1985 – Charity single “We are the World” is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars)
1986 – 25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff.
1989 – 46th Golden Globes: Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman, & Jodie Foster wins.
1990 – Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Super Bowl. MVP: Joe Montana, SF quarterback.
1996 – “Hello Dolly” closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 118 performances.
2007 – 95th Women’s Australian Open: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova (6-1,6-2).
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