1894 – Martha Hughes Cannon takes office as the first woman state senator in the United States, in Utah, after defeating her own husband.
1913 – First Sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show in New York City.
1922 – Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes. Frederick Banting injects fellow Canadian Leonard Thompson, age 14.
1935 – Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. It was non-stop, of course.
1943 – United States and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights to China.
1957 – Plane mass murderer Jack Gilbert Graham is executed via the gas chamber.
1959 – 9th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference 28-21. Most Valuable Players were Frank Gifford, New York Giants halfback and Doug Atkins, Chicago Bears defensive end.
1963 – San Francisco Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 67 points in a 134-129 defeat against the Los Angeles at the Cow Palace.
1964 – First government report by US Surgeon General Luther Terry warning that smoking may be hazardous.
1973 – American League adopts designated hitter rule.
1976 – Dorothy Hamill wins her third consecutive national figure skating championship.
1982 – Atlanta, Georgia’s temperature goes below zero degrees.
1986 – Douglas Wilder of Virginia, the first African American Lieutenant Governor since reconstruction, is sworn in.
1989 – 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons.
1991 – Congress empowers President George W. Bush to order an attack on Iraq.
1996 – Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10) launches into space.
2002 – 7th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards: A Beautiful Mind wins Best Film.
2009 – 66th Golden Globes: Slumdog Millionaire, Mickey Rourke, Kate Winslet win.
2021 – College Football, National Championship, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida: #1 Alabama beats #3 Ohio State 52-24.
2021 – US House Democrats introduce one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” for encouraging his supporters to riot at the Capital.
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