Ayn Rand 1905
- 1653 - New Amsterdam, now known as New York City, was incorporated.
- 1848 - The Mexican War was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty turned over portions of land to the U.S., including Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The U.S. gave Mexico $15,000,000 and assumed responsibility of all claims against Mexico by American citizens. Texas had already entered the U.S. on December 29, 1845.
- 1870 - The "Cardiff Giant" was revealed to be nothing more than carved gypsum. The discovery in Cardiff, NY, was alleged to be the petrified remains of a human.
- 1887 - The beginning of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA.
- 1980 - The crime known as "Abscam" began when reports surfaced that the FBI had conducted a sting operation that targeted democrat members of the U.S. Congress. A phony Arab businessmen were used in the operation.
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