1889 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
1890 – The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1900 – David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (b. 1831) dies.
1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
1951 – Karl Nessler, German-American hairdresser, invented the Perm (b. 1872) dies.
1957 – The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
1959 – Linda Blair, American actress and producer is born.
1968 – Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
1970 – The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
1971 – Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1890) dies.
1973 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908) dies.
1973 – The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
1973 – The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
1984 – The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial.
1992 – Space Shuttle program: Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
2002 – Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2008 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (b. 1979) dies.
2012 – Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (b. 1926) dies.
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