- 1689: William and Mary are proclaimed joint monarchs of England following the Glorious Revolution.
- 1809: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is born in Kentucky.
- 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded in the US.
- 1912: The last Emperor of China, Puyi, abdicates at the age of 6, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.
- 1924: George Gershwin's iconic composition "Rhapsody in Blue" premieres in New York City.
- 1994: Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" is stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. (It was later recovered)
- 2002: The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević for war crimes begins at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
Who holds the record for the most career touchdown passes in Super Bowl history?