1815 – New Jersey issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)
1820 – US population announced at 9,638,453; African Americans 1,771,656 (18.4%)
1832 – US ship destroys Sumatran Village in retaliation for piracy.
1843 – The first minstrel show in the United States. The Virginia Minstrels open (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City)
1869 – Harper’s Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers.
1891 – 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
1911 – 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona.
1921 – “The Kid”, starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released.
1926 – NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates.
1935 – “Monopoly” board game goes on sale for 1st time.
1943 – Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio’s “Your Hit Parade”
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.
1974 – US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon.
1983 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
1987 – No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings.
1998 – Mary Kay Letourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years.
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.
2014 – Jay Leno ends his time on The Tonight Show.
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