1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model.
1841 – 1st continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11.
1894 – Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US.
1907 – 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired.
1923 – Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws.
1924 – Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM.
1933 – FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday.
1936 – 8th Academy Awards: “Mutiny on the Bounty”, Victor McLaglen & Betty Davis wins.
1945 – US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne.
1956 – “King Kong” 1st televised.
1960 – Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army.
1960 – 7th ACC men’s Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 63-59.
1964 – Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. announces a baseball team is moving there.
1970 – “Airport” based on the book by Arthur Hailey, directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin is released.
1975 – 10th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard & Loretta Lynn win.
1982 – Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners.
1989 – 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000.
1992 – Ethic committee votes to reveal congressman who bounced checks.
2013 – The Dow Jones surpasses its 2007 pre-financial crisis levels for the first time.
2017 – US President Donald Trump in a tweet accuses former President Obama, without offering any evidence, of wiretapping Trump Towers during the presidential campaign.
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