1863—Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens.1882—Congress passes first law restricting immigration.
1900—Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.
1914—1st seaworthy ship passes through the Panama Canal.
1921—1st aerial crop dusting (Troy, Ohio to kill caterpillars)
1923—VP Calvin Coolidge becomes 30th US President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
1940—Seaplane Clare makes 1st British passenger flight to the US.
1953—Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show.
1955—Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing.
1958—The Billboard Hot 100 is founded.
1963—Allan Sherman releases “Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda”
1967—45,000 US soldiers sent to Vietnam.
1972—U.S. Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1974—“Little Night Music” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 601 performances.
1975—Louisiana Superdome is dedicated.
1981—13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike; US President Ronald Reagan offers ultimatum to workers: “if they do not report for work within 48 hours, they forfeited their jobs and will be terminated.
1990—US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions.
1991—Pan Am games open in Havana.
2001—US President George Bush signs into law the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) Extension Act of 2001.
2004—The pedestal of the Statute of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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