2019
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán found guilty of all 10 federal crimes against him in New York after 200 hours of testimony.
2010
XXI Winter Olympic Games open in Vancouver, Canada.
2004
Mattel announced that “Barbie” and “Ken” were breaking up. The dolls had met on the set of their first television commercial together in 1961.
2002
The trial of former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He eventually dies four years later before its conclusion.
1999
US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.
1994
XVII Winter Olympic Games opens in Lillehammer, Norway.
1977
The Police recorded their first single, ‘Fall Out’ for £150 ($255) at Pathway Studios, London, England.
1955
Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
1947
Christian Dior unveils a “New Look”, helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
1879
The first artificial ice rink opened in North America. It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY.
1878
Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask.
