Pauline Friedman Phillips, pen name Abigail Van Buren(Dear Abby advice columnist)–
Russell Johnson(actor)–
Events
Ivan the Terrible crowned as first Russian czar–
Prohibition went into effect in the U.S.–
US Department of State issues a ban on travel to Cuba–
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians became the first tribe in the U.S. to issue tribal license plates–
Operation Desert Storm launched–
121.5-pound blue catfish caught, Lake Texoma, Texas–
Weather
Last day of “The Great Snowstorm” raged from Georgia to Maine: 30+ inches in New York, New Jersey, and New England, with unusually high tides–
Avalanche in northern Idaho–
-40 degrees F in Coggon, Iowa–
An arctic blast dropped temperatures across the Midwest and Northeast: -50 degrees F at Big Black River, Maine; -46 degrees F at Embarrass, Minnesota; -39 F at Berlin, New Hampshire; and -38 F at Monticello, Iowa–
