1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1865 – New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad Street, near Wall Street in New York City.
1923 – 1st broadcast of “Barn Dance Show” (WBAP – Fort Worth, Texas)
1935 – Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of “The Intimate Revue”
1936 – Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade.
1942 – 7 x time NL batting champion Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1947 – “Show Boat” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances.
1954 – Elvis Presley records his 1st demo for Sun Records at a recording studio in Memphis, “It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You” and “I’ll Never Stand In Your Way”.
1958 – Sputnik 1 re enters atmosphere & burns up.
1965 – LBJ’s “Great Society” State of the Union Address.
1970 – AFL Championship, Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland: Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders, 17-7; Chiefs defense forces 4 interceptions.
1970 – Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentaries.
1974 – President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee.
1982 – Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm.
1989 – George H.W. Bush is 1st sitting Vice President since Millard Filmore (in 1850) to declare himself President of the United States.
1995 – Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the US House of Representatives.
2001 – Washington Wizards forward Michael Jordan becomes 4th player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points; hits a free throw in 2nd quarter of an 89-83 win against his old team, the Chicago Bulls.
2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House.
2018 – ‘Bomb Cyclone’ hits US Northeast prompting flooding and snow in New York subway system.
2022 – Toyota becomes the first foreign automaker to top US sales, beating GM in 2021, partly due to supply issues.
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