Saint Thomas Becket was murdered by four knights –
Texas admitted to the Union as the 28th state –
Gaslights were first used at the White House –
American Meteorological Society founded at St. Louis, Missouri –
William Lyon Mackenzie King became 10th Prime Minister of Canada –
Fred Newton became the first and only person to swim the length of the Mississippi River. It took him about six months to cover the 1,826 miles from Minnesota to New Orleans. He was in the water for 742 hours and was protected from the cold water by a layer of axle grease on his body –
The discovery of deuterium was publicly announced –
Lake Washington Floating Bridge construction began, Seattle, Washington –
Ashrita Furman stood on a Swiss ball for 3 hours, 38 minutes, and 30 seconds –
Tom Brady of the New England Patriots broke Peyton Mannings’s single-season touchdown pass record when he threw his 50th of the season against the New York Giants –
Randy Moss of the New England Patriots set an NFL record with 23 touchdown catches –
The New England Patriots set an NFL record by winning 16 out of 16 games in the regular season –
Weather
“Morning silvered by the icicles everywhere shining,” New London, Connecticut –
