1638 – Dutch Premier Van Joost speaks of “Hostage rights of Aemstel”
1862 – Romney Campaign: Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester
1889 – Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood
1955 – Jose Ramon Guizado becomes president of Panama
1987 – Aretha Franklin is the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2007 – National Express has its worst ever coach crash just outside Heathrow Airport.
2007 – High profile Miami Dolphins NFL head coach Nick Saban resigns after agreeing to return to college football and take head coaching job at Alabama
2013 – 42nd Fiesta Bowl: #5 Oregon beats #7 Kansas State, 35-17
2018 – Security expert reveal two security flaws, Meltdown and Spectre which affect most microprocessors
2019 – 116th US Congress convenes in Washington, D.C., electing Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time