1789—Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.
1860—Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th American President.
1861—Jefferson Davis elected to 6-year term as US Confederate President.
1885—US mint at Carson City, Nevada, directed to close.
1897—‘Peter Pan’ opens in NY at Empire Theater.
1917—New York State adopts a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote in state elections.
1928—Herbert Hoover (R) beats Alfred E. Smith (D) for US President.
1928—Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor.
1936—RCA displays TV for press.
1938—3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game.
1941—USA lends Soviet Union $1 million.
1947—NBC’s “Meet the Press” debuts – US’s longest running TV show.
1961—US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith (Invited game of basketball)
1966—1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
1970—Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award.
1975—“Hello Dolly” opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 51 performances.
1984—President Reagan (R) landslide (won 40 states) re-election over Mondale (D).
1991—Robert M. Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA.
2005—“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, the 4th film based on the books by J.K. Rowling premieres in London. Goes on to become most successful film of the year, earning almost 900 million.
2012—Barack Obama re-elected as US President.
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