1673 – Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated.
1850 – Alta California becomes a daily paper, 1st such in California.
1862 – Confederate government raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20.
1879 – James Shields (D) elected US senator from Missouri after previously serving as US senator from Illinois & Minnesota.
1889 – Columbia Phonograph was formed in Washington, D.C.
1940 – 1st radio broadcast of “Road to Happiness” on CBS.
1943 – Temperatures rises 49 degrees (F) in 2 minutes in Spearfish, SD.
1945 – Heavy US air raid on Okinawa.
1946 – US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency.
1954 – 11th Golden Globes: The Robe, Spencer Tracy, & Audrey Hepburn win.
1962 – The Organization of American States suspends Cuba’s membership.
1968 – “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premieres on NBC.
1969 – Roy Campanella & Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1973 – Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions.
1980 – PGA begins senior golf tour.
1984 – Super Bowl SVIII: LA Raiders beat Washington Redskins, 38-9 in Tampa Super Bowl. MVP Marcus Allen, LA Raiders, RB.
1985 – Cold wave damages 90% of Florida’s citrus crop.
2002 – Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2010 – Conan O’Brien’s last Tonight Show episode after a big controversy over the Tonight Show timeslot.
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