1763 - Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War‚ France surrenders Canada to Great Britain 1842 - Moreton Bay Penal Colony abolished and opened for free settlement (modern city of Brisbane‚ Australia) 1931 - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "America's Sweetheart" premieres on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre‚ NYC 1934 - Byrd souvenir sheet issued‚ NYC; 1st unperforated ungummed US stamp 1953 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB 1970 - Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel at Val d'Isere‚ France‚ killing 40 Belgian‚ French‚ and German youths 1989 - Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV 2013 - 55th Grammy Awards: "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Goyte); "We Are Young" (fun); and "Babel" (Mumford and Sons) win 2014 - After winning Vancouver (2010) Olympic moguls title‚ Canadian freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau wins 2nd consecutive Olympic gold medal in Sochi; beats teammate Mikaël Kingsbury 2019 - 61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino first rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for "This Is America"; Best Album "Golden Hour" Kacey Musgraves More Historical Events »