1781 – Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland.
1797 – US Congress refuses to accept 1st petition from African-Americans.
1800 – US population: 5,308,483; African American population 1,002,037 (18.9%)
1835 – Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C. in 1st attempted assassination of a US President.
1847 – Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco.
1911 – 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba.
1919 – Reds hire Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France in US Army.
1928 – 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands & US.
1933 – “Lone Ranger” begins a 21-year run on ABC radio.
1946 – 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime.
1956 – Elvis Presley records his version of “Blue Suede Shoes”
1956 – Martin Luther King, Jr.’s home bombed.
1961 – Bobby Darin is youngest performer to headline a TV special on NBC.
1968 – Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, “Honey”
1978 – Mutual Broadcasting Network begins airing Larry King Show on radio.
1989 – The American embassy is Kabul, Afghanistan closes.
1994 – Super Bowl XXVIII; Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13 in Atlanta. Super Bowl VP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas RB.
1995 – Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of “Tonight Show”
2003 – Richard Reid sentenced to life in prison for attempting to bomb an American Airlines flight with 197 on board.
2011 – 58th NHL All-Star Game: Team Lidstrom beats Team Staal 11-10 at Raleigh, N.C.
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