1785 – 1st US state university chartered, Athens, Georgia.
1880 – Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp.
1888 – National Geographic Society formed in Washington, DC.
1918 – “Tarzan of the Apes”, 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater.
1939 – First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1948 – 1st tape recorder sold.
1951 – “Peter Pan” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances.
1961 – “Sing Along with Mitch” {Miller} premieres on NBC TV.
1964 – Margaret Chase Smith (Sen-R-Maine) tries for Republican Presidential bid.
1969 – Chuck Noll is named head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (the youngest coach in NFL history at the time)
1970 – Movie rating system modifies “M” rating to “PG”
1973 – UCLA’s basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
1984 – Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial.
1985 – Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Mazda Open.
1988 – Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony Kennedy to US Supreme Court.
1992 – Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) & Jennifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair.
1997 – “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” opens at Gershwin, NYC.
1998 – Crane crashes into Roosevelt Island tram (NYC), injuring 10.
2002 – AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17.
2002 – NFC Championship Game: St. Louis Rams beat Philadelphia Eagles 29-24.