1792—US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act.
1842—1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington, DC.
1853—US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces.
1858—Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm.(Boston, Mass.)
1864—1st US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore.
1874—Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication.
1878—World’s 1st telephone directory issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)
1885—Washington Monument dedicated (Washington, DC)
1887—Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday.
1902—Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, performs his 1st brain operation.
1915—World’s Fair in San Francisco opens.
1918—The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
1925—1st issue of “New Yorker” magazine published.
1931—Alka Seltzer introduced.
1947—1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E.H. Land.
1948—NASCAR is incorporated.
1960—Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open.
1964—UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US.
1968—Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000.
1970—Jackson 5 make TV debut on “American Bandstand.”
1972—Richard Nixon becomes 1st US president to visit China.
1975—John Mitchell, HR Haldeman & John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2 1/2 years – 8 years.
1982—“Ain’t Misbehavin” closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances.
1986—Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks.
1988—Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation.
2003—Bill Maher’s political talk show “Real Time with Bill Maher” debuts on HBO.
2014—US President Barack Obama meets with Dalai Lama.
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