1794 – First session of US Senate open to the public.
1809 – Robert Fulton patents steamboat.
1812 – Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a redistricting bill – first “gerrymander”
1861 – US President-elect Abraham Lincoln takes train from Springfield IL to Washington, D.C.
1895 – Georgetown became part of Washington, D.C.
1916 – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert.
1922 – “April Showers” by Al Jolson hits #1.
1932 – 73 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February.
1942 – “Archie” comic books debuts.
1945 – 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, CA.
1949 – “Lovesick Blues” single released by Hank Williams (Cashbox “Best Hillbilly Record of the Year”, Billboard Song of the Year 1949)
1950 – “Rag Mop” by the Ames Brothers hits #1.
1962 – Beatles record “Please, Please Me”
1968 – Madison Square Garden III closes Madison Square Garden IV opens (NYC)
1974 – Henry Kissinger unveils Nixon Administration’s seven-point “Project Independence” plan to make the U.S. energy independent.
1979 – 43 million watch “Elvis!” on ABC.
1988 – Anthony Kennedy appointed to US Supreme Court.
1995 – Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands.
2007 – 49th Grammy Awards: Not Ready to Make Nice, Carrie Underwood wins.
2016 – Sixth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on CNN and PBS, and held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.