1792 – 1st cremation in US, Henry Laurens.
1863 – Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South.
1902 – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice of Supreme Court.
1914 – Irving Berlin’s musical “Watch your Step” premieres in NYC.
1923 – German-US friendship treaty signed.
1931 – Coaxial cable patented.
1941 – US & Britain declare war on Japan, US enters WW II.
1941 – President Roosevelt delivers “Day of Infamy” speech to US Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbour.
1946 – US Army rocket plane XS-1 makes 1st powered flight.
1949 – “On the Town”, the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller and Vera-Ellen, is released.
1952 – 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy).
1953 – Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his “Atoms for Peace” speech at the UN in New York.
1955 – Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award.
1956 – Guy Mitchell’s “Singing the Blues” single goes #1 for 10 weeks.
1966 – A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card’s Charlie Smith.
1972 – United Airlines crashes at Chicago’s Midway Airport killing 45.
1978 – “The Deer Hunter”, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1979).
1986 – House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker.
1993 – 4th Billboard Music Awards: Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard Soundtrack win.
2007 – 73rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Tebow, Florida (QB).
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