1839-Charles Darwin elected Fellow of the Royal Society
1848-James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California
1921-Paris Conference on reparations is held
1924-Benito Mussolini disallows non-fascist work union
1935-First canned beer, "Krueger's Cream Ale," is sold by American company Krueger Brewing Co
1940-"The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
1984-Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer in a Super Bowl TV ad directed by Ridley Scott
1993-Turkish journalist and writer U?ur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
1994-Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
1997-The Swiss government and several banks and businesses agree to create a memorial fund for victims of the Holocaust