- 660 BC Traditional date for the founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu
- 1852 First British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street, London)
- 1878 First weekly weather report is published in the UK
- 1935 First US airplane flight with an automobile slung beneath the fuselage occurs in New York
1st Science Fiction TV Show
1938 World's first science fiction TV program is a broadcast of the play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
- 1942 "Archie" comic book debuts
Lovesick Blues
1949 "Lovesick Blues" single is released by Hank Williams (Cashbox "Best Hillbilly Record of the Year," Billboard Song of the Year 1949)
- 1958 BBC pioneering series "Your Life in Their Hands" first broadcast presented by Dr. Charles Fletcher, 1st major TV series to deal with medicine
- 1963 American chef Julia Child's show "The French Chef" premieres on WGBH in Boston; one of the first cooking shows in the US
- 1964 The Beatles' first concert appearance in the US is at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
- 1973 Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th consecutive NBA game
Total Eclipse of the Heart
1983 Single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sung by Bonnie Tyler and composed by Jim Steinman is released
- 1985 English pop stars Boy George and Culture Club appear on American TV action-adventure series "The A-Team" episode "Cowboy George"
- 1998 Lyrics to "Candle in the Wind 1997" auctioned for $442,500
- 1999 Pluto moves further away from the sun than Neptune regaining its status as solar system's outermost planet, a title it will retain for 228 years
- 2024 Super Bowl LVIII is the most-watched TV program in US history, averaging 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms [1]
Usher Headlines Halftime Show
2024 Usher performs the halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII with guests Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lil Jon, H.E.R. and Ludacris [1]
