1745 – Bells for 1st American carillon shipped from England to Boston
1804 – Georges Cadoudal, Breton royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon in the Pichegru Conspiracy, arrested
1822 – Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth
1858 – Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox
1922 – KJR-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
1961 – The Supremes release singles “I Want a Guy” and “Never Again”
1978 – Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Pötzsch (East Germany)
1983 – Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana
1991 – Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1994 – IRA launch 1st of 3 mortar attacks on London’s Heathrow Airport