1816 – US Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions.
1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published (Boston)
1865 – 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville, NC.
1868 – Jesse James gang robs bank in Russelville, Kentucky, of $14,000.
1886 – 1st AC power plant in US begins commercial operation, Mass.
1897 – 1st known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10.
1917 – After the sinking of 3 more American merchant ships, US President Wilson meets with cabinet, who agree that war is inevitable.
1942 – Gen. MacArthur vows, “I shall return”
1952 – 24th Academy Awards – “An American in Paris”, Humphrey Bogart & Vivian Leigh win.
1954 – 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania)
1967 – The Supremes release “The Happening”
1968 – LBJ signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money.
1973 – Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death.
1980 – US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran.
1987 – FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment)
1989 – Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation.
1991 – Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records.
1995 – Dow-Jones hits 4083.68 (record)
2012 – Disney movie John Carter records one of the largest losses in cinema history with a $200 million with a $200 million dollar write down.
2016 – Barak Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 2 day tour.
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