1907 – 3-element vacuum tube patented by American inventor Lee De Forest
1939 – Municipal Railway and Market St RR begin service to Transbay Terminal
1955 – USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic
1975 – Space Mountain opens at Disney World in Orlando, Florida
1975 – Pioneering American female comedian Phyllis Diller gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1988 – NFL analyst Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder makes several questionable comments about African Americans during a lunchtime interview on CBS’ NFL Today; fired the next day
1989 – Big John Studd wins WWF’s 2nd Royal Rumble
1997 – Seattle’s Sam Perkins ties Jeff Hornacek’s NBA single-game record by connecting on 8 straight 3-point field goals during Sonics’ 122-78 win over visiting Toronto; Seattle also sets an NBA steals record with 27