1639 – Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed
1839 – 2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as the “Big Wind”
1880 – Record snow cover in Seattle – 120 cm
1900 – Maurice Ravel’s “Albaradode Gracioso” premieres in Paris
1914 – Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded
1971 – Neil Young returns to his homeland of Canada for his first concert there since his pre-stardom days
1980 – Indira Gandhi’s Congress Party wins elections in India
1980 – The beginning of the first GPS epoch.
2006 – Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Lisa Raymond and Taylor Dent beat Dutch pair Michaëlla Krajicek and Peter Wessels 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 for a 2-1 win and 4th American title
2014 – College Football, 16th BCS National Championship, Rose Bowl, Pasadena: #1 Florida State beats #2 Auburn, 34-31