02/18/2025
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This Day In History archive

1781 – Bank of North America, the first bank chartered in the United States, opens.

1904 – First New Year’s Eve celebration held in Times Square in New York City.

1910 – American tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes.

1930 – American tobacco industry produced 123 billion cigarettes.

1935 – Charles Darrow patents the board game Monopoly and becomes the first millionaire game designer.

1945 – Ratification of the United Nations Charter completed.

1946 – President Harry Truman officially proclaims the end of World War II.

1951 – First battery to convert radioactive energy to electricity announced.

1955 – General Motors Corporation becomes the first corporation to make over $1 billion in a year.

1961 – Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion.

1963 – Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio and runs 11 years.

1966 – The Monkees’ single “I’m a Believer,” written by Neil Diamond, hits #1 and stays for seven weeks.

1974 – New York Yankees sign Cy Young Award winner Jim “Catfish” Hunter for five years for a record $3.75 million from the Oakland Athletics.

1977 – Convicted serial killer Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Aspen, Colorado.

1981 – CNN Headline News cable TV channel debuts.

1988 – A heavy, dense fog rolls over Soldier Field in Chicago during the second quarter of the Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game, cutting visibility to 15 to 20 yards in a game known as “The Fog Bowl,” which was won by the Bears 20-12.

1997 – Intel cuts price of Pentium II-223 MHz from $401 to $268.

2005 – Jamie Dimon named as CEO of JPMorgan Chase.

2015 – 82nd Orange Bowl: #1 Clemson beats #4 Oklahoma 37-17.

2020 – World Health Organization grants the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine emergency authorization, paving the way for worldwide distribution.

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