1868 – 1st US parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile, Alabama)
1911 – Japan and the US conclude a treaty that continues restrictions on Japanese laborers
1921 – 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hrs flying time arrives in Florida
1938 – Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles
1960 – Austria goes 1-2 in the men’s slalom at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics; Ernst Hintersteer wins gold ahead of teammate Hias Leitner
1997 – South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp
1999 – A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People’s Republic of China, killing 61.
2013 – 55th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins 2nd Great American Race; Danica Patrick first female to start from pole position; also best-ever finish by a woman at Daytona (8th)
2018 – Men’s big air snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Pyeongchang; Canada’s Sébastien Toutant is inaugural gold medallist
2020 – New York firefighter Daniel Foley, who found his brother’s body in ruins of World Trade Center, dies of cancer bringing first responders death toll to 343