1736 – Methodists John & Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia.
1778 – Articles of Confederation ratified by 1st state, South Carolina.
1817 – 1st US gas company incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights)
1850 – Adding machine employing depressible keys patented, New Paltz, NY.
1861 – Louisiana delegation except Mr. Bouligny withdraws from Congress (US Civil War)
1881 – Phoenix, Arizona incorporates.
1900 – The United States and the United Kingdom sign treaty for Panama Canal.
1918 – 1st US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W. Thompson.
1922 – Reader’s Digest magazine 1st published.
1940 – Glenn Miller & his orchestra record “Tuxedo Junction”
1953 – “Peter Pan” by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, NYC.
1969 – US population reaches 200 million.
1977 – General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio.
1982 – DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people.
1988 – 1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 years–Andre the Giant beats Hulk Hogan.
1990 – Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC)
1997 – OJ Simpson found liable in the deaths of Ron Goldman & Nicole Simpson in a civil court action.
1998 – Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record.
2008 – A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States leaves at least 58 dead, the most since the May 31, 1985 outbreak that killed 88.
2012 – Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 21-17 at the Lucas Oil Stadium. MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB.
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