1825 – Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans
1884 – Jules Massenet’s opera “Manon” premieres in Paris
1927 – British government decides to send troops to China
1997 – 54th Golden Globes: The English Patient, Geoffrey Rush, and Brenda Blethyn win
2002 – “Tuck Rule Game” AFC Divisional Playoff Game; with under 2 minutes to play New England Patriots trail Oakland Raiders, 13-10 in a driving snowstorm, when a Tom Brady fumble ruled an incomplete pass. Patriots win 16-13 in overtime
2020 – NFC Championship, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California: San Francisco 49ers beat Green Bay Packers, 37-20
2021 – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China is committing genocide in its repression of Uighurs and other Muslim people
2022 – Major report on antimicrobial resistance shows 4.95m deaths worldwide associated with drug-resistant bacteria, making untreatable infections now a leading cause of death