1754 – Columbia University founded, as King College (NYC)
1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.
1893 – US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy.
1923 – 1st broadcast of “Barn Dance Show” (WBAP – Fort Worth Texas)
1935 – Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of “The Intimate Revue”
1936 – Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade.
1947 – “Show Boat” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances.
1957 – Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000.
1962 – 1st automated (unmanned) subway train in New York City.
1965 – LBJ’s “Great Society” State of the Union Address.
1968 – Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million to CBS.
1974 – Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee.
1981 – “Peter Pan” closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 578 performances.
1982 – Bryant Gumbel and Chris Wallace becomes co-anchors of NBC’s Today Show.
1989 – George H.W. Bush is 1st Vice President since Martin Van Buren to declare himself President of the United States.
1995 – Newt Gingrich (R) becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota.
2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
2016 – Colombo’s Gemology Institute certifies world’s largest ever blue star sapphire at 1404.49 carats, found in a Sri Lankan mine in August 2015.
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