1936-Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer
1946-Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill
1958-Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc
1969-Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO
1970-U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
1971-Women win the right to vote in Switzerland
1983-First female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole)
1984-Michael Jackson awarded a 4-foot-high platinum disc by CBS
1986-Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti
1987-Madonna's "Open Your Heart" single goes #1
1989-Tennis superstar Bjorn Borg, apparently attempts suicide in Milan
1990-USSR Communist party agrees to allow opposition political parties
1994-21st American Music Award Whitney Houston wins
1997-U.S. & Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21
1998-18th Winter Olympics games open at Nagano Japan
1946-Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill
1958-Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc
1969-Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO
1970-U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
1971-Women win the right to vote in Switzerland
1983-First female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole)
1984-Michael Jackson awarded a 4-foot-high platinum disc by CBS
1986-Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti
1987-Madonna's "Open Your Heart" single goes #1
1989-Tennis superstar Bjorn Borg, apparently attempts suicide in Milan
1990-USSR Communist party agrees to allow opposition political parties
1994-21st American Music Award Whitney Houston wins
1997-U.S. & Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21
1998-18th Winter Olympics games open at Nagano Japan