| 1 Paul Revere was born
(1735)
1 The ball was first dropped at Times Square in New York City.
(1908)
3 Construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge (1870)
6 Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph (1838)
7 Astronomer Galileo Galilei discovers four of Jupiter's moons.
(1610)
9 The United Nations opens it's headquarters in New York City.
10 The world's first underground passenger railway system opens
in London, England (1863)
11 American League baseball adopts the "Designated Hitter" rule
(1973)
12 Batman debuts on television (1966)
14 The United States of America ratifies a treaty with England
ending the Revolutionary war. (1784)
14 The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins in Superbowl
VII , and become the first undefeated team in NFL history. (1973)
14 The Simpsons debut on television. Will TV ever be the same
again!?! (1990)
15 The Pentagon opens (1943)
15 Happy Days premieres on television (1974)
16 Operation Desert Storm begins to oust Saddam Hussein's' Iraqi
forces from Kuwait. (1991)
17 The U.S. Supreme court rules that taping on home VCRs does not
violate copyright laws. (1984)
20 The Beatles release "Meet the the Beatles", their first album
to the U.S., sparking a new "English invasion". (1964)
20 At 69 years, 349 days old, Ronald Reagan becomes the oldest
person to become U.S. president. (1981)
21 Edward Jenner introduces the smallpox vaccine, which
eventually leads to wiping out this deadly disease.(1799)
21 The first Kiwanis club is formed in Detroit. (1915)
21 Science fiction writer George Orwell dies. (1950)
22 A historic Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade legalizes
abortion. (1973)
23 The deadliest earthquake in history strikes Shansi, China,
killing 830,000 people. (1556)
24 WWII Yalta agreement signed by the U.S., England, and Russia.
The agreement defined how Germany would be divided and administered
after the war's end.(1945)
25 The first Winter Olympic games begin in Chamonix, France.
(1924)
25 The first Emmy awards were given out. (1949)
27 The Russians liberate Auschwitz in WWII (1945)
27 Tragedy strikes the Apollo space program as a fire in the
command module kills astronauts Lt. Col. Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Lt.
Col. Edward H. White, and Lt. Cdr. Roger Chafee . (1967)
28 U.S. space shuttle Challenger explodes 72 seconds after
liftoff, killing the seven crew members. Among the crew was school
teacher Christa McAuliffe. (1986)
29 Baseball's American League is founded (1900)
30 Tet New Year offensive launched by Viet Cong guerillas in
Vietnam. (1968)
31 Confederates appoint Robert E. Lee their Commander in Chief.
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