1692 – First people are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Titube, a West Indian slave.
1892 – Britain & US sign treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea.
1892 – St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
1932 – TIME magazine features eccentric American politician William “Alfalfa” Murray on its cover after Murray stated his intention to run for President of the United States.
1940 – Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st black woman to win an Oscar.
1940 – 12 Academy Awards: “Gone with the Wind” wins eight Oscars, Robert Donat & Vivien Leigh also win.
1956 – President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term.
1960 – 1st playboy club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago.
1960 – JFK makes “missile gap” the presidential campaign issue.
1964 – LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter.
1968 – US end regular flights with nuclear bombs.
1972 – Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party.
1972 – Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year.
1976 – ABC-TV broadcast premiere of 1965’s hit “The Sound of Music”
1980 – Michael Bracey ends 59 hour, 55 minute trapped in an elevator, England.
1980 – Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals.
1988 – NYC Mayor Koch calls Regan a “Wimp” in the war on drugs.
1992 – Professional Spring Football League begins.
1996 – Soyus TM-23 lands.
2004 – 76th Academy Awards: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” Sean Penn & Charlize Theron win.