1917 – First jazz records are recorded: “Dixie Jazz Band One Step” and “Livery Stable Blues” by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company in NYC
1917 – Russian February Revolution: Tsar Nicolas II orders army to quell civil unrest in Petrograd – army mutinies [NS Mar 11]
1955 – Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green’s musical “Peter Pan”, starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 152 performances
1983 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks
1991 – Signs of Iran crude now an option for US refiners, but no imports from Iran likely in near future
2004 – US lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending restrictions that had lasted for 23 years
2017 – 59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500
2023 – Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams faces widespread condemnation for his comments about African Americans in a YouTube show, prompting his strip and up-coming book to be cancelled
