2013 Event The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 2012 Event The Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps, is won by 32 year-old Jenson Button 1963 Event Bell Telephone introduces push button telephone 1952 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1952 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1952 Event Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition 1951 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA 1951 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1951 Event Dick Button wins U.S. skating title for 6th time 1950 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1950 Event Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA) 1949 Event "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater New York City after 727 performances 1949 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1949 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1949 Event Richard Button retains world figure skating championship in Paris 1948 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1948 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA 1948 Event Dick Button becomes 1st U.S. figure skating Olympic champion 1948 Event Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US 1947 Event "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater New York City for 727 performances 1947 Event Julie Styne and Sam Cohn's musical "High Button Shoes," premieres in New York City 1947 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1946 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1929 Birthday Dick Totten Button, born in Englewood, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics gold 48, 52 1928 Birthday Phyllis Kirk, Syracuse, New York, actress, Thin Man, Red Button's Show 1777 Death Button Gwinnet, U.S. revolutionary leader, dies from wounds
