1840 - Dutch King Willem II crowned 1840 - Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land‚ Antarctica 1868 - Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee 1910 - Stanley Cup‚ Dey's Arena‚ Ottawa‚ ON: Ottawa Senators outclass Edmonton HC‚ 13-7 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series 1925 - The Soviet and Japan sign a convention resuming relations: Russia agrees to limit revolutionary activity of the Third Communist International‚ while Japan agrees to leave the Sakhalin 1949 - J. Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen 1953 - 1st US telecast transmitted to Canada from Buffalo‚ New York 1982 - Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament 1989 - George H. W. Bush inaugurated as 41st US President‚ Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President 2013 - NFC Championship‚ Georgia Dome‚ Atlanta: San Francisco 49ers beat Atlanta Falcons‚ 28-24 More Historical Events »