The Beatles made their first appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” and pulled in a record-breaking 73.7 million viewers.
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President Ulysses S. authorized the establishment of the United States National Weather Service (NWS).
Martial Law was declared in Seattle by President Grover Cleveland due to anti-Chinese unrest.
Halley's Comet was last seen from Earth. It only orbits the Earth once every 75 to 76 years.
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began.
Milton S. Hershey founded Hershey's Chocolate Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US.