1923 – UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin and US Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon agree to reschedule repayment of Britain’s $4.5 billion war debt over 62 years
1923 – WMC-AM in Memphis TN begins radio transmissions
1968 – WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, Ohio (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 – Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O’Neill calls for “a new endeavour by organisations in Northern Ireland to cross denominational barriers and advance the cause of better community relations”
1970 – UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist
1984 – Francesco Moser bicycles world record time: 50,808 km
1987 – Guy Hunt becomes Alabama’s 1st Republican governor since 1874
1991 – 42nd NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 11-5; Vincent Damphousse, Toronto, C
1994 – -36°F (-38°C) in New Whiteland, Indiana (state record)
2013 – The 2012-2013 NHL season begins after a 119-day lockout