1795 – 1st state university in the US opens, University of North Carolina.
1861 – Abraham Lincoln declared President in Washington, D.C.
1899 – -2 degrees F, Tallahassee, Florida (state record)
1925 – Congress makes Supreme Court appeals more difficult.
1935 – Bruno Hauptmann found guilty of kidnap & murder of Lindbergh infant. He proclaimed his innocence to the end.
1943 – Women’s US Marine Corps created.
1948 – Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to the US from England.
1952 – Future world champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Italian heavyweight boxer Gino Buonvino in the 2nd round at Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence for his 40th straight win.
1961 – Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records.
1968 – US sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam.
1973 – US dollar devalues 10%.
1980 – Apollo Computer Inc. incorporated.
1988 – XV Winter Olympic Games open in Calgary, Canada.
1995 – 3rd ESPY Awards: Steve Young, Bonnie Blair win.
2000 – 40th NBA All-Star Game, Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA: West beats East, 137-127; MVPs; Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, F; Shaquille O’Neal, LA Lakers, C.
2000 – The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appear in newspapers one-day after Charles M. Schulz dies.
2013 – Sir Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, says he believes “a recovery is in sight” after fears raised about a triple dip recession.
2017 – Harrison Ford involved in a near miss while flying a plane at John Wayne Airport, Orange County.
2020 – January 2020 was the hottest January in recorded history according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.