1790-George Washington delivers first "State of the Union" address
1800-Austrians defeat French in second battle of Novi
1923-Typography strike in Amsterdam
1968-Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on US network TV
1973-Secret peace talks between U.S. & North Vietnam resumed near Paris
1979-Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge & occupy Phnom Penh
1982-Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since 1969
1985-Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet
1986-President Reagan freezes Libyan assets in the U.S.
1986-Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his first year
1988-Dow Jones down 140.58 points
1989-"Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City N.Y. after 761 performances
1989-Boeing 737-400 crashes in England, 46 die
1993-Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
1998-Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer
1998-World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life