1838 – First public demonstration of telegraph messages sent using dots and dashes at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail.
1897 – M. H. Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)
1913 – 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th auto show (NYC)
1922 – Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, on Canadian Leonard Thompson, age 14.
1927 – Louis B Mayer head of film studio MGM announces creation of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
1935 – Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland, California (non-stop, of course)
1943 – US & British relinquish extraterritorial rights in China.
1949 – Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles.
1953 – J. Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club.
1959 – 9th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 28-21: MVP’s: Frank Gifford, NY Giants: Doug Atkins, Chicago Bears, DE.
1964 – The Beatle single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” reaches #80 in US (Cashbox)
1967 – San Diego is granted an NBA franchise to be called the Rockets; franchise moves to Houston for the 1971-72 season.
1971 – Tiger ace reliever John Hiller, 27, suffers a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves.
1976 – Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consecutive national figure skating championship.
1982 – Atlanta, Georgia’s temperature goes below zero F.
1986 – 1st African American Lieutenant Governor since reconstruction sworn in – Douglas Wilder of Virginia.
1989 – 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc.)
2001 – New York Knicks hold an opponent under 100 points for record 29th straight game in a 76-75 loss to the Houston Rockets; streak snaps 46-year-old NBA record of 28 straight set by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1954-55.
2010 – Simon Cowell leaves “American Idol”
2016 – College Football National Championship, University of Phoenix Stadium: #2 Alabama beats #1 Clemson, 45-40.
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