1795 – The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, dealing with states’ sovereign immunity, was ratified.
1812 – The most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri – along the New Madrid Fault Line – caused a “fluvial tsunami” in the Mississippi River.
1936 – A U.S. Vice President’s flag was established by executive order.
1940 –Walt Disney’s Pinocchio premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.
1962 – President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba.
1964 – The “British Invasion” began, as The Beatles – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – arrived at JFK International Airport in New York City for their first U.S. visit.
1984 – Space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk, which lasted nearly 6 hours.
1998 – The XVIIIth Winter Olympic Games opened at Nagano, Japan.
1999 – Jordan’s King Hussein bin Talal who died at age 63 after a long battle with cancer. His eldest son, Abdullah, was sworn in as king hours after his father’s death.
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