1840 – Dutch King Willem II crowned
1840 – Dumont D’Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica
1868 – Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee
1910 – Stanley Cup, Dey’s Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators outclass Edmonton HC, 13-7 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series
1925 – The Soviet and Japan sign a convention resuming relations: Russia agrees to limit revolutionary activity of the Third Communist International, while Japan agrees to leave the Sakhalin
1949 – J. Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
1953 – 1st US telecast transmitted to Canada from Buffalo, New York
1982 – Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament
1989 – George H. W. Bush inaugurated as 41st US President, Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President
2013 – NFC Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta: San Francisco 49ers beat Atlanta Falcons, 28-24