1866 – Prim’s Insurrection in Spain ends
1942 – Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize the “final solution”, the extermination of Europe’s Jews
1961 – Francis Poulenc’s “Gloria” premieres in Boston
1970 – 20th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 142-135; MVP: Willis Reed, NY Knicks, C; Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, first brothers to play in same NBA All-Star Game
1982 – Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Darryl Sittler is traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Rich Costello, a 2nd round draft pick and future considerations
1984 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
1986 – Military coup in Lesotho under major general Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan
1995 – 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike
1995 – Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record)
2008 – “Breaking Bad”, created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul premieres on AMC