1763 – Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to Britain
1880 – Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Arcanum about Christian marriage
1890 – Around 11 million acres ceded to US by Sioux Indians, then opened for settlement
1940 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer
1954 – Ladies’ Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch GER
1967 – 25th Amendment (US Presidential Disability and Succession) ratified
1989 – Tony Robinson of Jamaica becomes Nottingham’s 1st black sheriff
1989 – Ron Brown chosen 1st African American chairman of a major US party (Democrats)
2008 – The 2008 Namdaemun fire severely damages Namdaemun, the first National Treasure of South Korea.
2013 – 55th Grammy Awards: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for the ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’