1900 – President Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein
1917 – Stalin, Kamenev and Muranov arrive in Petrograd (St Petersburg)
1940 – Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty in Moscow, surrendering to Russia and ceding 11% of their pre-WWII territory, ending the “Winter War”
1945 – NY is 1st to prohibit discrimination by race and creed in employment
1959 – Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections
1962 – Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia
1972 – NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons
1973 – Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In last airs on NBC-TV
1996 – Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy
2000 – 41st SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Arkansas beats Auburn, 75-67