1790-First U.S. President George Washington delivers the first state of the union address
1833-Boston Academy of Music, first U.S. music school, established
1861-U.S. Civil War: Union forces abandon Fort Barrancas in favor of Fort Pikens on Santa Rosa Island, near Pensacola, Fla.
1940-Britain's first WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar)
1947-General George Marshall becomes U.S. Secretary of State
1962-21-year-old future Hall of Fame golfer Jack Nicklaus makes his first professional appearance; tied 50th in Los Angeles Open
1973-Secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris
1988-Hewlett-Packard introduces HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator
1989-Soviet Union promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons
1992-George H. W. Bush falls ill and vomits on Japanese prime minister's lap
1993-Robert Rodriguez's "El Mariachi" debuts at the Toronto Film Fetsival - will become lowest-budgeted film ever to gross $1 million