Jack Palance 1919
- 1841 - The first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate began. It lasted until March 11th.
- 1885 - Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time.
- 1930 - Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to fly in an airplane.
- 1930 - The planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. The discovery was made as a result of photographs taken in January 1930.
- 1972 - The California Supreme Court struck down the state's death penalty.
- 2001 - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was killed in a crash during the Daytona 500 race.
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