1676 – Feodor III succeeds his father and becomes Tsar of Russia
1879 – Custer Battlefield National Monument established in Montana
1924 – Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland
1942 – Peru and Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determination)
1969 – Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend wage a battle of guitars
1989 – Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since Oct 1987; index at 2,256.43
2000 – Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points; finishes with 35 in a 96-94 loss to Minnesota; behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419)
2011 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Kim Clijsters wins her 4th and final Grand Slam title; beats Li Na of China 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
2012 – 28th Sundance Film Festival: “The House I Live In”, directed by Eugene Jarecki, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
2017 – NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 20-13; MVPs: Travis Kelce, KC Chiefs, TE; Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, LB