Well, glatt, a few things happened:
The New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII.
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost their 12th consecutive home game, a NHL record.
The Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testified before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
In New York, capital punishment was declared unconstitutional.
Fidel Castro announced that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned by November 8.
But I don't think most of those are related.
