1782 – Britain signs agreement recognizing the US independence.
1866 – Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel in Chicago.
1900 – A German engineer patents front wheel drive for automobiles.
1924 – 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London, NYC)
1931 – His Master’s Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI.
1948 – Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP.
1950 – US President Harry Truman threatens China with atom bomb.
1956 – 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News)
1959 – 1960 NFL Draft: Billy Cannon from LSU first pick by Low Angeles Rams.
1967 – Senator Eugene McCarthy announces he will run for the US presidency on an anti-Vietnam war platform.
1971 – Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV movie “Brian’s Song”, about the friendship of Chicago Bears football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers (based on Sayers’ autobiography) premieres on ABC, starring James Caan and Billie Dee Williams.
1979 – Ted Koppel becomes anchor of late nightly news on Iran “American Held Hostage” (ABC)
1982 – “Thriller”, 6th studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983)
1988 – Kohiberg Kravis Roberts & Co. buys RJR Nabisco for $25 billion USD.
1991 – 93 cars and 11 truck accident near San Francisco during a dust storm, 17 die.
1998 – Deutsche Bank announces a US$10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world.
2004 – Longtime “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700, television’s all time biggest game show haul.
2015 – NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season.
2019 – 83rd Iron Bowl: #16 Auburn beats #5 Alabama, 48-45.
2020 – Los Angeles County begins three-week stay at home order for 10 million people to combat COVID-19 surge.
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