1920

Prohibition of alcohol began in the United States as the Volstead Act went into effect in support of the 18th Amendment.

1961

President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against “the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.”

1990

The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, The Kinks, The Platters, Simon and Garfunkel and The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1994

The Northridge earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area; the magnitude 6.7 quake was responsible for 57 deaths, 9,000 injuries and an estimated $25 billion in damages.

2022

As Russian troops stationed near Ukraine’s border launched drills, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov angrily rejected U.S. allegations that Moscow was preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine.

Birthdays

Politician-lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is 71. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 68. Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 63. Former first lady Michelle Obama is 61. Musician Kid Rock is 54. Rapper Lil Jon is 53. Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy (TV: “Dancing with the Stars”) is 45.