1789—US Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
1817—John Quincy Adams becomes US Secretary of State.
1851—The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines.
1862—President Lincoln says he will free slaves in all states on January 1.
1903—Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone.
1905—11th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 314 at Myopia Club, Mass.
1922—US Congress passes the Cable Act, under which an American woman who marries an ‘alien’ will not lose citizenship; neither will a woman marrying an American automatically become a citizen.
1950—Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general.
1957—“Maverick” premieres.
1962—Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall.
1964—“Fiddler on the Roof” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 3242 performances.
1966—Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game.
1969—SF Giant Willie Mays becomes second player to hit 600 home runs.
1976—“Charlie’s Angels” starring Farrah Fawcet debuts.
1983—Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years (Royal Albert Hall)
1985—Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Illinois.
1986—LA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games.
1991—Harry Gant wins NASCAR Goody’s 500.
1993—Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game.
2006—The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy.
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