World Cancer Day – A day observed to raise awareness about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
International Day of Human Fraternity – A day that promotes the values of human fraternity as a means to build peaceful and harmonious relationships between people of different cultures and religions.
World Nutella Day – A day dedicated to celebrating the beloved chocolate-hazelnut spread created by the Italian company Ferrero.
Thank a Mail Carrier Day – A day to show appreciation for the postal workers who deliver mail and packages to our homes and businesses.
Rosa Parks Day – A day that honors the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1789 – George Washington is elected as the first President of the United States by the Electoral College.
1861 – The Confederate States of America are formed by seven southern states.
1932 – The first Winter Olympics are held in Lake Placid, New York.
1945 – The Yalta Conference, a meeting of Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, begins in the Soviet Union.
1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, a milestone in the “British Invasion” of American music.
1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
2004 – Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook, initially as a social network for Harvard students.
