1620 – 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock.
1620 – Myles Standish and a group of 18 settlers are attacked by 30 Native Americans, which became known as the “First Encounter.”
1816 – Indiana becomes 19th state of the Union.
1844 – 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct.
1872 – 1st black US governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (Louisiana)
1909 – Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC.
1930 – Bank of United States closes in New York City.
1934 – 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland.
1946 – Hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label.
1951 – Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball.
1961 – “Please, Mr. Postman” by Marvelettes released.
1971 – The Libertarian Party of the United States is formed.
1975 – US 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents.
1980 – “Magnum P.I.” starring Tom Selleck premieres on CBS.
1981 – Muhammad Ali’s 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick.
1985 – General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC.
1990 – 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga, TN, I-75, due to fog.
1997 – Delegates from 150 industrial nations attending a United Nations climate conference in Kyoto, Japan, reach agreement on a protocol to control heat-trapping greenhouses gases; the protocol commits nations to roll back greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels.
2009 – Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
2013 – Pope Francis is named Time magazine’s person of the year.
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