Birth anniversary of civil rights hero Rosa Parks (1913-2005).
Birth anniversary Charles Lindbergh (1902-74)
Happy Birthday! Gabrielle Anwar, Alice Cooper
1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 
1932 - The first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY.
1941 - The United Service Organizations (USO) was created.
1945 - During World War II, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a conference at Yalta to outline plans for Germany's defeat.
1948 - Ceylon gained independence within the British Commonwealth. The country later became known as Sri Lanka.
2004 - Facebook was launched.
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