1814 – Lord Byron completes “The Corsair”, a long tale in verse
1893 – 1st US commemoratives and 1st US stamp to picture a woman issued (Queen Isabella, patron of Columbus)
1928 – 14th Rose Bowl: Stanford beats Pittsburgh, 7-6
1944 – 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
1950 – 16th Sugar Bowl: #2 Oklahoma beats #9 LSU, 35-0
1972 – An anti-internment rally is held in Belfast, North Ireland
1990 – Sting joins pro wrestling’s legendary “4 Horsemen” (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson)
2001 – 67th Sugar Bowl: #3 Miami beats #7 Florida, 37-20
2002 – Eduardo Duhalde is appointed interim President of Argentina by the Legislative Assembly.
2006 – 35th Fiesta Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #5 Notre Dame, 34-20