1902 – Despite reports that favor the United States building a route through Nicaragua for a canal, a ‘supplementary report’ recommends the route through Panama.
1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded by Walter Owen Bentley in London, England.
1930 – State record minus-27 degrees in Watts, Oklahoma.
1943 – United States rations bread and meat, banning presliced bread, reduces bakery demand for metal parts.
1944 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for first time performers which include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Lionel Hampton, Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo, Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden and Benny Gooden, via remote hook-up.
1950 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 cut to $45,000. The pay cut is Feller’s own suggestion.
1960 – Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes in Virginia, killing all 50 people on board.
1962 – United States begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas.
1964 – Plans for World Trade Center in New York City announced.
1970 – 20th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East 16-13. Most Valuable Players are Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers and Dallas Cowboys defensive end George Andre.
1971 – Ivan Koloff beats Bruno Sammartino in New York to become WWE champion.
1976 – “$6 Million Man” starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC-TV.
1980 – 7th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Donna Summers, The Bee Gees and Kenny Rogers win.
1980 – Gold reaches $850 an ounce.
1987 – 3rd Soap Opera Digest Awards: Days of Our Lives wins.
1996 – Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997.
2005 – The world’s largest commercial jet, the Airbus A380, is unveiled in France.
2017 – Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez.
2022 – Microsoft says it is buying Activision Blizzard, publisher of online games “Call of Duty’, “World of Warcraft” and “Candy Crush”, for $70 billion. It’s the biggest gaming and tech takeover.
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