1789 – 1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President.
1824 – J.W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public.
1887 – Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads.
1914 – US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law.
1930 – 1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans.
1942 – Clinton Pierce becomes 1st US general wounded in action in WWII.
1945 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss the final phase of World War II.
1952 – 1st African American executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
1956 – American baseball league plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training.
1957 – 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse, NY)
1960 – Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park.
1967 – “Wild Thing” cover version by Senator Bobby hits #20 on the pop singles chart.
1968 – “Golden Rainbow” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 355 performances.
1969 – John Madden is named head coach of NFL’s Oakland Raiders.
1983 – US male Figure Skating Championship won by Scott Hamilton.
1987 – US President Ronald Reagan’s veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress.
1991 – Baseball’s Hall of Fame board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose, due to his betting on games while a player and manager.
1991 – Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth)
2004 – Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room.
2018 – Super Bowl LII, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN: Philadelphia Eagles defeat New England Patriots, 41-33: MVP: Nick Foles, Philadelphia, QB.