- 1559: Elizabeth I was crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey.
- 1610: Galileo Galilei discovered Callisto, the fourth satellite of
Jupiter.
- 1733: James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrived at
Charleston, S.C., to settle the area that is present-day Georgia.
- 1794: President Washington approved a measure adding two stars and
two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont
and Kentucky to the union.
- 1863: Thomas Crapper pioneered the one-piece pedestal flushing
toilet.
- 1893: The British Independent Labor Party was founded with Keir
Hardie as its leader.
- 1898: French author Emile Zola published his "J'Accuse" letter,
accusing the French government of a cover-up in the Alfred Dreyfus
treason case.
- 1941: Irish author James Joyce, whose works included "Ulysses,"
died in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 1942: Henry Ford patented a method of constructing plastic auto
bodies.
- 1957: The Wham-O Company developed the first Frisbee.
- 1966: Robert C. Weaver became the first black Cabinet member as he
was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by
President Lyndon B. Johnson; Tabitha Stevens was born on
"Bewitched."
- 1967: The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show," but
were forced to change the lyrics of "Let's Spend The Night
Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together."
- 1968: Minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton was fatally
injured when he was checked into the boards and fell heavily to the
ice.
- 1976: Sarah Caldwell became the first woman to conduct at New
York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led the orchestra in a
performance of "La Traviata."
- 1982: An Air Florida 737 taking off in a snowstorm crashed into
Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and sunk into the Potomac
River, killing 78 people.
- 1982: Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson were elected to the Hall of
Fame in their first year of eligibility.
- 1983: Citing Muhammad Ali's deteriorating physical condition, the
AMA called for the banning of prizefighting because new evidence
suggested that chronic brain damage is prevalent in boxers.
- 1989: "Ryan's Hope" ended its 13-1/2-year run on ABC.
- 1989: Computers across Britain were hit by the "Friday the 13th"
virus.
- 1990: L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first
elected black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond.
- 1992: U.S. serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleaded guilty but insane
to the murders of 15 young men and boys.
- 1994: Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt, and Derrick
Brian Smith were arrested and charged with conspiracy in the attack
of skater Nancy Kerrigan.
- 1995: The America3 became the first all-female crew to win an
America's Cup race by defeating four-time champion Dennis Connor
and the Stars & Stripes on the first day of the defenders trials.
*Happy Birthday*
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- Kevin Anderson, 39, actor, "Nothing Sacred"
- Army Archerd, 80, entertainment columnist
- Keith Coogan, 29, actor, "Toy Soldiers"
- Patrick Dempsey, 33, actor, "Outbreak"
- Nicole Eggert, 27, actress, "Baywatch"
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 38, actress, "Seinfield"
- Penelope Ann Miller, 35, actress, "The Relic"
- Richard Moll, 56, actor, "Night Court"
- Charles Nelson Reilly, 68, actor, "The X-Files"
- Robert Stack, 80, actor/TV host, "Unsolved Mysteries"
- Frances Sternhagen, 69, actress, "Misery"
- Rip Taylor, 64, comedian