1934-Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey & Romania)
1943-Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, epic battle ends
1953-"The Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication
1964-1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
1972-British government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike
1976-Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame
1986-36th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 139-132 at Dallas
1991-Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice & beats him
1992-Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 second by Thomas School of Germany
1995-"Heiress" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 340 performances
1997-47th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland
1997-LG Senior Golf Championship
1998-Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze
2002-XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City UT/Quebec City