1754 – Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)
1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1863 – 4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY.
1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.
1885 – Dr. W.W. Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside)
1896 – Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state.
1915 – 1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho.
1935 – Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of “The Intimate Revue”
1945 – US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after Japanese kamikaze attack.
1954 – Soap Opera “The Brighter Day” premieres.
1965 – LBJ’s “Great Society” State of the Union Address.
1968 – Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million.
1974 – Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee.
1981 – “Peter Pan” closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 578 performances.
1989 – VP Bush is 1st since VP Van Buren to declare himself president.
1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2004 – Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, land successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
2010 – The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from its list of communicable diseases of public health significance.
2012 – 78th Orange Bowl: #23 West Virginia beats #14 Clemson, 70-33.
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