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.
1914 – US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law.
1930 – 1st tireless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans.
1939 – Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-minute mile beyond human effort.
1945 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss the final phase of World War II.
1956 – American League plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training.
1957 – 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)
1964 – FAA begins 6 month test or reactions to sonic boom over Oklahoma City.
1969 – John Madden is named head coach of NFL’s Oakland Raiders.
1970 – “Patton” directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)
1971 – National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington, NC.
1971 – The NASDAQ stock exchange, the second-largest in the world – behind the New York Stock Exchange – is founded in New York City.
1973 – “No, No Nanette” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances.
1983 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton.
1987 – US President Reagan’s veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress.
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.
2007 – Super Bowl XLI, Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Miami, FL: Indianapolis Colts beat Chicago Bears, 29-17; MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB.
2014 – Satya Nadella succeeds Steve Balmer as CEO of Microsoft.
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