1901 – Clyde Fitch’s play “The Climbers” premieres in NYC
1922 – 1st slalom ski race run at Murren, Switzerland
1950 – “Lend an Ear” closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances
1958 – Phillies agree to televise 78 games into NYC (doesn’t happen)
1969 – 22nd NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum: Western Division ties Eastern Division, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Detroit, LW
1973 – 23rd NFL Pro Bowl, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: AFC beats NFC, 33-28; MVP: O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, RB
1982 – “Little Me” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances
1987 – 2nd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; Bo Diddley; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; Bill Haley; B.B. King; Clyde McPhatter; Ricky Nelson; Roy Orbison; Carl Perkins; Smokey Robinson; Joe Turner; Muddy Waters; Jackie Wilson; Louis Jordan; T-Bone Walker; Hank Williams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler
1989 – A woman is assaulted and raped in room of an Oklahoma football player
2001 – 58th Golden Globes: “Gladiator”, Tom Hanks, and Julia Roberts win