1849 – Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.
1862 – US issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1000)
1891 – Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1896 – After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world Heavyweight championship he says, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall”
1910 – Pittsburgh Courier begins publishing.
1933 – Nevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics.
1941 – Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets.
1945 – Patton’s 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge’s 1st Army.
1960 – 17th Golden Globes: “Ben-Hur”, Anthony Franciosa, & Elizabeth Taylor win.
1964 – Simon and Garfunkel record the first version of “The Sound of Silence” at Columbia Studios in New York City.
1965 – “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” album by Buck Owens is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1965).
1971 – US Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18.
1973 – 20th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Maryland, 76-74.
1978 – “The Incredible Hulk”, starring Bill Bixby as David Banner, premieres on CBS.
1980 – Willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show.
1985 – Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games.
1992 – 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole, Color Me Badd win.
1997 – The PalmPilot, as developed by Jeffrey Hawkins, is released.
2015 – The family of Marvin Gaye win a record $7.3 million lawsuit for music copyright infringement against Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I.
2016 – Twelfth Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, held in Coral Gables, Florida.
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