1693 – Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
1815 – New Jersey issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)
1843 – The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City)
1861 – 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America (US Civil War)
1891 – 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
1921 – “The Kid”, starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released.
1929 – Rudy Vallee recorded “Deep Night”
1935 – “Monopoly” board game goes on sale for 1st time.
1943 – Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio’s “Your Hit Parade”
1951 – Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne National Laboratory, a nuclear test site located 20 miles west of Chicago.
1953 – US controls on wages & some consumer goods lifted.
1958 – Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid.
1965 – Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” hits #1.
1971 – 1st time a gold ball is hit on Moon (by Alan Shepard)
1987 – No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings.
1998 – Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
2005 – Super Bowl XXXIX, the New England Patriots win 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles.
2011 – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25 at the Cowboys Stadium, MVP: Aaron Rodgers.
2014 – Jay Leon ends his time on The Tonight Show.
2016 – Eighth Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by ABC, held in Goffstown, New Hampshire
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