1760 – Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings.
1816 – US Supreme court affirms its right to review state court decisions.
1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published (Boston)
1868 – Jesse James Gang robs bank in Russelville, Kentucky, of $40,000.
1897 – 1st known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10.
1917 – After the sinking of 3 more American merchant ships, US President Woodrow Wilson meets with cabinet, who agree that war is inevitable.
1934 – Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Philadelphia A’s in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers.
1942 – Gen. MacArthur vows, “I shall return”
1948 – 20th Academy Awards: “Gentleman’s Agreement”, Loretta Young, Ronald Colman win.
1954 – “King & I” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 1246 performances.
1958 – 50″ snow across the Mason-Dixon line.
1967 – The Supremes release “The Happening”
1968 – LBJ signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money.
1969 – US president Nixon proclaims he will end Vietnam war in 1970.
1973 – Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death.
1982 – Joan Jett & Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll goes #1 for 7 weeks.
1986 – New York City passes its first lesbian and gay rights legislation.
1991 – Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records.
1997 – Liggett admits cigarettes are addictive.
2016 – Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 2 day tour.
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