1797 - Colonel William Tate and his force of 1‚000-1‚500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain (according to legend‚ to Welsh women in tall black hats‚ mistaken for elite guards regiment) 1949 - Israel and Egypt sign an armistice agreement 1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1970 - 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen‚ Switzerland) 1982 - Boston Celtics begin an 18 NBA game winning streak 1991 - English-Yiddish musical revue "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater‚ NYC‚ after 126 performances 2013 - 55th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins 2nd Great American Race; Danica Patrick first female to start from pole position; also best-ever finish by a woman at Daytona (8th) 2018 - Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi wins her 2nd gold medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the women's mass start event; also member Japan's successful pursuit team 2019 - 91st Academy Awards: Best Picture "Green Book"‚ Best Director Alfonso Cuarón‚ Best Actor Rami Malek‚ Best Actress Olivia Colman 2020 - Scientists identify the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to breathe - a tiny parasite living in salmon tissue‚ reported in journal PNAS More Historical Events »