1563 – William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral.
1801 – Washington, DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction.
1813 – 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted.
1813 – US Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail.
1827 – 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
1869 – John Menard is 1st black to make a speech in the US Congress.
1883 – Oscar Hammerstein patents 1st cigar-rolling machine.
1901 – National League Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes.
1922 – US Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amendment to the US Constitution – women’s right to vote.
1935 – 7th Academy Awards – “It Happened One Night”, Clark Cable & Claudette Colbert win.
1959 – Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers.
1969 – President Nixon visits West Berlin.
1974 – “People” magazine begins sales.
1975 – US House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill.
1981 – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record “Ebony & Ivory”
1985 – Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief.
1991 – Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat and Kuwait is re-taken by the US.
1992 – Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years.
2012 – Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor.
2014 – Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona vetoes a “religious freedom” bill that would have allowed businesses to turn away gay customers.