1845 – Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia.
1682 – Battle of Elizabethtown, KY.
1903 – “Sweet Adaline”, a barbershop quartet favorite, is first sung.
1915 – US Iron and Steel workers begin a 3-week strike in Ohio for a eight-hour-day: they are successful as the US needs steel for armaments.
1927 – Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Show Boat” premieres in NYC.
1932 – Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)
1937 – Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio.
1945 – The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
1947 – 1st “Howdy Doody Show” (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC.
1956 – Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games.
1968 – Apollo 8 returns to Earth.
1970 – “Hello Dolly!” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 2844 performances.
1974 – Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years.
1986 – 2nd Soap Opera Digest Awards: Days of Our Lives wins.
1991 – “Carol Burnett Show” last airs on CBS-TV.
1992 – Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in NY’s JFK airport.
1993 – Dow Jones hits record 3792.93.
1996 – CARQUEST Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia 31-21.
2001 – The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
2012 – NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025