1915

The U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a proposed constitutional amendment to give women nationwide the right to vote.

1935

Aviator Amelia Earhart completed an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., making her the first person to fly solo across any part of the Pacific Ocean.

1948

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma, unanimously ruled that state law schools could not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race.

1966

“Batman” premiered on ABC, starring Adam West and Burt Ward.

1969

The biggest upset in Super Bowl history occurred as the New York Jets of the American Football League defeated the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

2010

Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that the Haitian government estimated killed some 300,000 people.

Birthdays

Filmmaker Wayne Wang is 76. Writer Walter Mosley is 73. Media personality Howard Stern is 71. Actor Oliver Platt is 65. Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins is 65. Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is 61. Musician-filmmaker Rob Zombie is 60 Actor Issa Rae is 40.