1677 – 1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), published in Boston.
1789 – 1st American novel, W.H. Brown’s “Power of Symphony” is published.
1846 – 1st edition of Charles Dickens’ newspaper “The Daily News”
1880 – 1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains in Memphis, Tennessee.
1899 – Opel manufactured its first automobile.
1903 – “The Wizard of Oz” musical premieres in New York City.
1908 – New York City regulation makes it illegal for a woman to smoke in public.
1935 – The Wilderness Society is founded by conservationists.
1941 – 1st commercial extraction of magnesium from seawater, Freeport, Texas.
1942 – Count Basie records “One O’clock Jump”
1949 – 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)
1956 – “Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)” closes at Golden NYC after 849 performances.
1967 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
1974 – Gold hits record $161.31, silver hits record $3,97 an ounce in London.
1977 – US President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
1983 – President Reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for US military aid.
1985 – -34 degrees, Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina (state record)
1988 – US accepts immigration of 30,000 US-Vietnamese children.
1995 – 52nd Golden Gloves: “Forest Gump”, Tom Hanks, & Jessica Lange win.
2008 – Black Monday in worldwide stock market. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.
2017 – More than 2 million people protest worldwide in the “Women’s March” against Donald Trump, with 500,000 marching in Washington, DC.