1905 – Tex Ritter, American singer and actor (d. 1974) is born.
1908 – A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
1911 – The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote.
1921 – Acting to restore confidence in baseball after the Black Sox Scandal, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected as Major League Baseball's first commissioner.
1923 – Ira Hayes, American marine, who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (d. 1955) is born.
1926 – Original Sam 'n' Henry aired on Chicago radio later renamed Amos 'n' Andy in 1928.
1954 – Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author is born.
1962 – Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
1964 – Jeff Bezos, American businessman, founded Amazon.com is born.
1969 – The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
1971 – All in the Family an American sitcom premiered on the CBS television network
1976 – Agatha Christie, English author and playwright (b. 1890) dies.
1986 – Space Shuttle program: Congressman Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a Mission Specialist.
1991 – Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
1993 – Zayn Malik, British singer and songwriter and former member of One Direction is born.
2001 – William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman; co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913) dies.
2001 – Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
2003 – Maurice Gibb, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bee Gees) (b. 1949) dies.
2010 – An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing over 100,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince.
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