1901 – Denmark and the United States sign a treaty under which Denmark will sell the Danish West Indies to the United States for $5 million, but the sale will be postponed until after 1917.
1908 – Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book became the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
1922 – Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K. Nelson of Iowa. He was not an Eskimo.
1935 – First canned beer, Krueger’s Cream Ale, is sold by American company Krueger Brewing.
1939 – Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1940 – “The Grapes of Wrath”, directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released.
1947 – National Football League adds fifth official, the back judge, and allows sudden death in playoffs.
1950 – Jackie Robinson signs $35,000 contract, the highest in Brooklyn Dodgers history.
1956 – Sixth NBA All-Star Game, Rochester War Memorial Coliseum, New York: West beats East 109-94. Most Valuable Player is St. Louis Hawks center Bob Petit.
1964 – 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution goes into effect and prohibits state governments from imposing taxes (a poll tax) on voters as a condition for voting during federal elections.
1973 – Warren Spahn is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1976 – 33rd Golden Globes: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, win.
1984 – Apple Computer Inc. unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer.
1986 – Voyager 2 makes first fly-by of Uranus. The spacecraft comes within 50,600 miles of the planet and finds new moons.
1994 – Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for first time (3,914.48).
1999 – David Duval eagles the 18th hole for a final round 58 to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at PGA West. He becomes the third player to fire a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour.
2006 – Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation films studio Pixar for $7.4 billion.
2016 – NFC Championship, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC: Carolina Panthers beat Arizona Cardinals 49-15.
2018 – Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting over 150 girls. He is sentenced up to 175 years in prison.
2023 – Third baseman Scott Rolen, who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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