1663 – King Charles II signs Carolina Charter.
1722 – Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, ends tax on men with beards.
1789 – 1st US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC.
1808 – John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur company.
1860 – Joseph Smith III, creates the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by reorganizing the previous church organized by his father, Joseph Smith, Jr.
1869 – 1st plastic, Celluloid, patented.
1889 – George Eastman begins selling his Kodak flexible rolled film for the first time.
1906 – 1st animated cartoon copyrighted.
1909 – 1st credit union forms in US.
1912 – Electric starter 1st appeared in cars.
1930 – Hostess Twinkies invented by bakery executive James Dewar.
1931 – 1st broadcast of “Little Orphan Annie” on NBC-radio.
1938 – Teflon invented by Roy J. Plunkett.
1943 – British & US armies link up in Africa during WWII.
1952 – 16th Masters Golf Tournament: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286.
1954 – TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson & Sons.
1968 – Gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va)
1980 – Post It Notes, introduced.
1992 – Microsoft announced Windows 3.1, upgrading Windows 3.0.
2009 – 71st NCAA Men’s Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan State 89-72.
2014 – 49th Academy of Country Awards Music Awards: George Strait, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert win.
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