1766 – Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia.
1794 – 1st session of US Senate open to the public.
1809 – Robert Fulton patents steamboat.
1861 – President-elect Lincoln takes train from Springfield, IL to Washington, DC.
1916 – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert.
1916 – Emma Goodman arrested for lecturing on birth control.
1922 – “April Showers” by Al Jolson hits #1.
1932 – 73 degrees highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February.
1937 – 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint, Michigan ends.
1942 – “Archie” comic books debuts.
1950 – “Rag Mop” by the Ames Brothers hits #1.
1964 – Beatles 1st live appearance in US: Washington, D.C. Coliseum.
1966 – San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year.
1974 – Henry Kissinger unveils Nixon Administration’s seven-point “Project Independence” plan to make the US energy independent.
1979 – 43 million watch “Elvis!” on ABC.
1988 – Anthony M. Kennedy appointed to US Supreme Court.
1993 – Janet Reno selected by President Clinton as US Attorney General.
1998 – KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview.
2007 – 49th Grammy Awards: Not Ready to Make Nice, Carrie Underwood wins.
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