1652 – NY Gov. Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston.
1690 – Massachusetts Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money.
1817 – Mississippi admitted as 20th state of the Union.
1836 – Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.
1869 – Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st).
1896 – 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3)
1904 – Founding of Pi Kappa Fraternity.
1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt (1st American) awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
1922 – Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kick field goal, 45 yards.
1927 – Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN.
1939 – Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0.
1945 – Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car.
1953 – “John Murray Anderson’s Almanac” opens at Imperial NYC for 229 performances.
1961 – Houston Oiler Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against Titans.
1963 – 6-year old Donny Osmond’s singing debut on Andy Williams Show.
1971 – William H. Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice.
1985 – Bill to balance the federal budget passed by US Congress.
1993 – Dow Jones hits record 3740.67.
2012 – Google begins selling US $99 laptops.
2013 – Mary Barra of General Motors becomes the first female CEO of a major automotive company.
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