1795-11th Amendment to U.S. Constitution ratified, affirms power of states
1831-Belgium adopts its Constitution
1836-"Sketches by Boz" (essays) published by Charles Dickens
1891-Great Blizzard of 1891 begins
1900-Labour Party forms in England
1924-Mussolini government exchanges diplomats with USSR
1940-British railroads nationalized
11950-Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1950-U.S. & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime
1959-Castro proclaims new Cuban constitution
1962-President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba
1965-U.S. begins regular bombing & strafing of North Vietnam
1969-Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO
1969-Diane Crump becomes 1st woman jockey at a major U.S. racetrack (Hialeah FL)
1983-First female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole)
1986-Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti
1986-Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos
1989-Tennis superstar Björn Börg, apparently attempts suicide in Milan
1991-Jean-Bertrand Aristide sworn in as Haiti's first elected president
1992-Mike Tyson testifies in his rape trial
1997 -U.S. & Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21
1998-18th Winter Olympics games open at Nagano, Japan