1672 – New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston.
1690 – Massachusetts Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money.
1836 – Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.
1884 – “Adventures of Huckleberry Film” by Mark Twain is first published in the UK and Canada (US Feb. 1885, due to printing error)
1901 – First Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy..
1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt is the 1st American awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1924 – Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1,2,6,7 in alternating years.
1927 – Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN.
1939 – Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0.
1945 – Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car.
1953 – “John Murray Anderson’s Almanac” opens at Imperial NYC for 229 performances.
1954 – Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize.
1963 – 6-year old Donny Osmond’s singing debut on Andy Williams Show.
1973 – 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (Stan Smith & Jimmy Connors)
1985 – Bill to balance the federal budget passed in Congress.
1992 – NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key.
2009 – US President Barack Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
2012 – Google begins selling US$99 laptops.
2012 – 78th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (QB) (first freshman to win the award)
2013 – Mary Barra of General Motors becomes the first female CEO of a major automotive company.
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