Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) 1908 - 36th President of the United States
- 1859 - The first oil well was successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, PA.
- 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. (NFL)
- 1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact (signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts) was signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations would sign the pact.
- 1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the first citizen to go into space would be a teacher. The teacher that was eventually chosen was Christa McAuliffe. She died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
- 1996 - California Governor Pete Wilson signed an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants.
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