1827 – 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
1901 – NL Rules Committee decrees all fouls are to count as strikes after two strikes.
1919 – American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (NYC)
1922 – US Supreme Court unanimously upholds 19th amendment to the US Constitution – women’s right to vote.
1932 – Explosion in coal mine Boissevain, Virginia, USA leaves 38 dead.
1939 – U.S. Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes.
1941 – 13th Academy Awards; “Rebecca”; James Stewart & Ginger Rogers win.
1951 – 22nd amendment ratified, limiting US Presidents to 2 terms.
1959 – Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists … Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers.
1963 – Mickey Mantle of the NY Yankees signs a baseball contract worth $100,000.
1966 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US.
1974 – “People” magazine begins sales.
1985 – Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief.
1990 – “Hold On” single released by Wilson Phillips (Billboard Song of the Year 1990)
1990 – Exxon Corp and Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts (Valdez)
1998 – 12th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win.
2002 – 44th Grammy Awards: ” Walk On”, Alicia Keys win.
2012 – Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company, Stratfor.
2018 – Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Trump, has his top-secret security clearance at the White House downgraded.
2020 – Dow Jones index suffers its biggest points fall in history closing down 1,190.95 in New York amid concerns about COVID-19.
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