1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model.
1853 – Piano company Steinway & Sons founded by Heinrich Steinway (later Henry Steinway) in New York City.
1894 – Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US.
1907 – 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired.
1923 – Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws.
1927 – 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property.
1933 – FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday.
1945 – US 7th Army Corps capture Cologne.
1955 – 2nd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 87-77.
1959 – Iran & US sign economic & military treaty.
1963 – 20th Golden Globes: “Lawrence of Arabia”, Gregory Peck & Geraldine Page win.
1970 – “Airport” based on the book by Arthur Hailey, directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin is released.
1978 – “Hello Dolly!” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances.
1981 – Men’s Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1992 – Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks.
1997 – Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
2013 – The Dow Jones surpasses its 2007 pre-financial crisis levels for the first time.
2016 – US primary elections: Super Sunday – Republican Donald Trump and Ted Cruz win 2 states, Democrats Bernie Sanders wins 2, Hillary Clinton one.
2017 – US President Donald Trump in a tweet accuses former President Obama without offering any evidence of wiretapping Trump Towers during the presidential campaign.
2019 – Kylie Jenner is the world’s youngest-ever billionaire at 21, according to Forbes.
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