- 1628 – Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
- 1790 – The first United States census is authorized.
- 1873 – E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- 1893 – Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1912 – Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.
- 1939 – Trans-Canada Air Lines (forerunner of Air Canada) begins transcontinental operations (between Vancouver and Montreal).
- 1941 – W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the U.S..
- 1990 – Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
- 1995 – Yahoo! is incorporated.