1673 – Postal service between New York and Boston inaugurated.
1842 – Charles Dickens arrives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife, Catherine.
1850 – Alta California becomes a daily paper, first such in California.
1877 – Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualistic practices.
1895 – National Association of Manufacturers organized in Cincinnati.
1940 – First radio broadcast of “Road to Happiness” on CBS.
1945 – Heavy US air raid on Okinawa.
1946 – US President Harry Truman sets up the Central Intelligence Agency.
1953 – Arthur Miller’s “Crucible” premieres in NYC.
1954 – 11th Golden Globes: The Robe, Spencer Tracy, and Audrey Hepburn win.
1959 – USAF concludes that less than 1 percent of UFOs are unknown objects.
1965 – US launches TIROS 9 weather satellite.
1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premieres on NBC.
1970 – First commercial Boeing 747 flight, Pan American World Airways flies from New York City to London in 6 1/2 hours.
1980 – PGA begins a senior golf tour.
1985 – Cold wave damages 90 percent of Florida’s citrus crop.
1990 – Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet worm.
2002 – Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2012 – AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Baltimore Ravens 23-20.
2012 – NFC Championship Game: New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers 20-17 (OT).
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