Susan B. Anthony 1820 - American suffragist
- 1758 - Mustard was advertised for the first time in America.
- 1799 - Printed ballots were authorized for use in elections in the state of Pennsylvania.
- 1898 - The USS Maine sank when it exploded in Havana Harbor for unknown reasons. More than 260 crew members were killed.
- 1903 - Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America.
- 1933 - U.S. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt escaped an assination attempt in Miami. Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in the attack.
- 1953 - The first American to win the women’s world figure skating championship was 17-year-old Tenley Albright.
- 1965 - Canada displayed its new red and white maple leaf flag. The flag was to replace the old Red Ensign standard.
- 1985 - The Center for Disease Control reported that more than half of all nine-year-olds in the U.S. showed no sign of tooth decay.
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