1825 – John Quincy Adams is elected as the 6th president of the United States.
1861 – Tennessee votes against secession (US Civil War).
1895 – Volleyball is invented by W G Morgan.
1926 – The theory of evolution is forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools.
1935 – US female and male Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson and Robin Lee.
1940 – Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy for the heavyweight boxing title.
1971 – Apollo 14 returns to Earth.
1990 – the Galileo flies by Venus.
2011 – Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday” reaches number one on the Billboard 200 chart for its eleventh week.
2016 – The Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 at Super Bowl L.
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