1873 – First livestock market newspaper published, Drover’s Journal, Chicago.
1913 – 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC)
1922 – Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, when Frederick Banting injects fellow Canadian Leonard Thompson, age 14.
1935 – Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland, California (non-stop, of course)
1949 – Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles.
1960 – LaMar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts.
1964 – First government report by US Surgeon General Luther Terry warning that smoking may be hazardous.
1969 – “Hooked on a Feeling” by BJ Thomas peaks at #5.
1973 – American League adopts designated hitter rule.
1977 – Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner.
1982 – Atlanta, Georgia’s temperature goes below zero F.
1984 – NASA space shuttle STS 41-B moves to the launch pad.
1987 – Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL NY Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0)
1989 – Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school.
1993 – Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics.
1999 – 20th American Music Awards: Celine Dion & Eric Clapton win.
2010 – Simon Cowell leaves “American Idol”
2016 – College Football National Championship, University of Phoenix Stadium: #2 Alabama beats #1 Clemson 48-40.
2021 – House Democrats introduce one article of impeachment against President Trump for “incitement of insurrection” for encouraging his supporters to riot at the Capitol.
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