1552 – Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
1894 – Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1917 – German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
1943 – Major General Omar Bradley flies to Algiers
1962 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1987 – American radio and television personality Larry King suffers a heart attack
1997 – Qatar inaugurates the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporting facility and formally launches Qatar Liquefied Gas Co.
2002 – 55th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” Best Film, Peter Jackson Best Director
2018 – Men’s big air snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Pyeongchang; Canada’s Sébastien Toutant is inaugural gold medallist
2019 – 91st Academy Awards: Best Picture “Green Book”, Best Director Alfonso Cuarón, Best Actor Rami Malek, Best Actress Olivia Colman