1503 – Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) established by the Crown of Castile in the port of Seville to deal with American affairs
1840 – Dumont D’Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica
1869 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before US Congress
1949 – 1st inaugural parade televised, for Harry Truman, watched by 10 million people
1952 – British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
1953 – 1st live US coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
1965 – The Byrds record “Mr Tambourine Man”
1981 – The US diplomats and citizens held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran are released and begin their journey home after 444 days
1989 – Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket 1st ball in 1st-class cricket
1995 – 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike