1893 – Edward Acheson of Pennsylvania, patents an abrasive he names “carborundum” (Silicon carbide)
1935 – Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit
1936 – Karl Schäfer of Austria follows up his Winter Olympics victory with his 7th consecutive men’s figure skating World Championship title in Paris, France
1961 – JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor
1967 – A West German court rules that impostor Anna Anderson failed to prove that she was missing Russian duchess Anastasia Romanov, ending a legal case that lasted almost 30 years
1968 – Pirate Radio Hauraki, on a boat floating off coast of NZ, returns to the air
1982 – ATandT looses a record $7 BILLION for the fiscal year ending on this day
1988 – XV Winter Olympic Games close in Calgary, Canada
1995 – Denver International Airport opens
2010 – XXI Winter Olympic Games close in Vancouver, Canada