| 1773 | William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in Charles City County, Va. |
|---|---|
| 1825 | The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. |
| 1861 | The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis president and Alexander H. Stephens vice president. |
| 1942 | Daylight-saving "war time" went into effect in the United States, with clocks turned one hour forward. |
| 1943 | The World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces. |
| 1964 | The Beatles made their first live American TV appearance, on "The Ed Sullivan Show." |
| 1971 | Apollo 14 returned to Earth after man's third landing on the moon. |
| 1984 | Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov died less than 15 months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev. |
| 2002 | Britain's Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 71. |
| 2009 | New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted he took banned substances from 2001 to 2003. |
Birthdays: Mia Farrow, Carole King, Joe Pesci, and the Rangers own - Vladimir Guerrero
Poll
It's the first weekend without football. What are you gonna watch?
15%
Pebble Beach Pro-Am (5 votes)
NCAA Basketball (3 votes)
NBA Basketball (2 votes)
NHL (7 votes)
Think I'll go for a walk.... (15 votes)
32 total votes
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