1787 – Shays’ Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
1913 – National Institute of Arts and Letters founded
1924 – George Kelly’s play “Show-Off,” premieres in New York City
1924 – Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway wins ski jumping gold at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; in 1936 he earns a silver medal in sailing at Berlin Summer Games
1939 – Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort
1951 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer
1970 – “Gantry” opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 1 performance
1971 – National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC
1986 – 38th NHL All-Star Game, Hartford Civic Centre: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 4-3 (OT); MVP: Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers, G
2016 – Fifth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on MSNBC, held in Durham, New Hampshire