1902 – Carnegie Institute founded in Washington, D.C.
1914 – Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated.
1915 – The United States Coast Guard is created by merging the US Life Saving Service and the US Revenue Cutter Service.
1922 – J.E. Clair returns Green Bay franchise back to NFL.
1932 – First US state employment insurance act enacted in Wisconsin.
1942 – World War II Navy flier Don Mason sends message “Sighted sub sank same”
1949 – New York Giants sign first black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith.
1956 – Elvis Presley’s first appearance on national TV on the Dorsey Brother’s “Stage Show.”
1957 – Australian Championship Women’s Tennis: Shirley Fry wins all-American final, beating Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for her only Australian singles title.
1960 – NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises.
1963 – “Still” single released by Bill Anderson (Billboard No. 1 U.S. Hot Country Singles, 1963)
1971 – 1971 NFL Draft: Jim Plunkett from Stanford University first pick by New England Patriots.
1978 – 35th Golden Globes: “The Turning Point”, Richard Burton and Jane Fonda win.
1985 – Charity single “We Are the World” recorded by supergroup USA for Africa featuring Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and other pop stars.
1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all 7 crew members, including Christa McAuliffe who was to be the first teacher in space.
1996 – Super Bowl XXX, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Aizona: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17, Most Valuable Player is Dallas cornerback Larry Brown.
2003 – In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush announces President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The plan will go on to save 25 million lives worldwide as of January 2023.
2016 – Seventh Republican presidential debate hosted by FOX held in Des Moines, Iowa.
2020 – President Donald Trump releases his Middle East peace plan alongside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
2021 – Mexico’s COVID-19 death toll becomes the world’s third highest, overtaking India’s at 155,145.
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