1605 – Controversial play “Eastward Hoe” by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.
1873 – P B S Pinchback relinquishes office of Louisiana Governor
1939 – The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
1964 – John Paul II [Karol Wojtyla] becomes archbishop of Krakow
1968 – “Illya Darling” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 320 performances
1974 – Super Bowl VIII, Rice Stadium, Houston: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7; MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB
1981 – Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 1/2 hour
1988 – LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
1989 – “Ryan’s Hope” ends 13½ year run on ABC-TV
1994 – Tonya Harding’s bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt and Derrick Brian Smith arrested and charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan