1895 – Moving picture projector patented.
1914 – American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) founded at Hotel Claridge in New York City.
1925 – Congress makes Supreme Court appeals more difficult through the Certiorari Act, which gives the Court the discretion to decide whether or not to review a case.
1929 – Cruiser ACT: United States approves the construction of 19 new cruisers and an aircraft carrier.
1937 – Boston Redskins receive approval from NFL to move to Washington, D.C. to share baseball’s Griffith Stadium with the Washington Senators of the American League.
1943 – Women’s US Marine Corps created.
1954 – College basketball player Frank Selvey scores a record 100 points for Furman in a 149-95 win against Newberry.
1960 – Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label after a failed attempt to buy the Verve label.
1968 – United States sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam.
1972 – Film adaptation of “Cabaret,” directed by Bob Fosse, based on John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical of the same name, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, is released.
1973 – United States dollar devalues 10%.
1976 – 19-year-old American Dorothy Hamill wins the free skate to clinch the women’s figure skating gold medal at the Innsbruck Winter Olympic Games.
1980 – Apollo Computer Inc. incorporated.
1984 – 6-year-old Texan Stormie Jones gets the first heart and liver transplant.
1990 – Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics ends his NBA streak of 71 consecutive made free throws.
1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery captures Hubble Space Telescope in its cargo bay using the shuttle’s robotic arm.
2004 – The WB Network announces that “Angel” would not be brought back for a sixth season.
2017 – President Donald Trump accepts the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn over his dealings with Russia.
2019 – Iran marks the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution with huge street marches and protests against the United States.
2022 – Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California: Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Rams receiver Cooper Kupp named Most Valuable Player.
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