1814 – Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson’s make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
1845 – Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia.
1892 – Foundation Stone of Cathedral of St. John laid (NYC)
1903 – “Sweet Adaline”, a barbershop quartet favorite, is first sung.
1904 – ‘Peter Pan’ by J.M. Barrie premieres at the Duke of York Theatre in London.
1915 – US Iron and Steel workers begin a 3-week strike in Ohio for an eight-hour-day; they are successful as the US needs steel for armaments.
1926 – Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square.
1932 – Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)
1937 – Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio.
1945 – Arthur Laurent’s “Home of the Brave” premieres in NYC.
1947 – 1st “Howdy Doody Show” (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC.
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.
2001 – The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
2002 – “Chicago”, based on the musical, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta Jones is released (Best Picture 2003).
2012 – NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025.
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