1595 – William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” is thought to have been first performed. Officially published early 1597.
1785 – In a surprising announcement, John Hancock resigns as Governor of Massachusetts, allegedly due to his failing health.
1834 – President Jackson orders first use of US troops to suppress a labor dispute.
1845 – Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Raven” 1st published (NYC)
1892 – The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.
1907 – Charles Curtis becomes U.S. Senator from Kansas, first Native American to become a Senator.
1924 – Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland.
1944 – USS Missouri, the last battleship commissioned by the US Navy, is launched.
1947 – Arthur Miller’s play “All My Sons” premieres in NYC.
1951 – Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million.
1966 – Snow storm in northeast US kills 165.
1972 – 5th ABA All-Star Game: East beats West, 142-115 at Louisville.
1979 – Chinese vice-president Deng Xiaoping visits Washington, D.C.
1984 – President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term.
1989 – Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508 pt loss since October 1987; index at 2,256.43.
1998 – Woman’s Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama bombed, 1 killed.
2002 – US President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address describes “regimes that sponsor terror” an “Axis of Evil”, which includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
2009 – Rod Blagojevich, the Governor of Illinois, is removed from office after being convicted of corruption charges.
2015 – Malaysia officially declares the disappearance of missing flight MH370 an accident.
2018 – FBI deputy director Andrew G. McCabe steps down from office.