1265 – First English Parliament summoned other than by royal command (in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester) mets in Westminster Hall
1502 – The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored
1839 – Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance
1939 – Charles Ives’ 1st Sonata “Concord” premieres
1981 – Ronald Reagan inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America
1986 – Military coup in Lesotho under major general Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan
1989 – Reagan becomes 1st US President elected in a “0” year, since 1840, to leave office alive
1989 – Pittsburgh center Mario Lemieux becomes just the 2nd player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games; #50 in 44th game as the Penguins lose 7-3 to the Jets in Winnipeg
1991 – “Black and Blue” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 829 performances
1996 – 46th NHL All-Star Game, FleetCenter, Boston, MA: East beats West, 5-4; MVP: Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins, D