1852 – Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly
1877 – American Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs after inventing them at age 15
1918 – American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms
1943 – Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata)
1957 – Bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba
1967 – Robert Anderson’s “You Know I Can’t Hear You …” premieres in NYC
1993 – Blizzard of ’93 hits north-east USA
2011 – 52nd SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Florida, 70-54
2015 – Cyclone Pam causes widespread damage in Vanuatu and the South Pacific, including 15-16 deaths.
2020 – Elite football in Britain, including England’s Premier League, EFL, Women’s Super League plus in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is suspended until at least 3 April because of COVID-19 pandemic