Susan B. Anthony 1820 - American suffragist
- 1758 - Mustard was advertised for the first time in America.
- 1898 - The USS Maine sank when it exploded in Havana Harbor for unknown reasons. More than 260 crew members were killed.
- 1903 - Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America.
- 1933 - U.S. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami. Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in the attack.
- 1962 - CBS-TV bought the exclusive rights to college football games from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for a figure of $10,200,000.
- 1965 - Canada displayed its new red and white maple leaf flag. The flag was to replace the old Red Ensign standard.
- 1985 - The Center for Disease Control reported that more than half of all nine-year-olds in the U.S. showed no sign of tooth decay.
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