1846—Oregon territory divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel.
1861—Enlistments increase from 3 months to 2 years.
1861—US Army abolishes flogging.
1861—US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
1882—Standard Oil of New Jersey is established.
1891—1st travelers checks issued (American Express)
1914—1st traffic light installed in USA (Euclid Ave & E 105th St., Cleveland)
1917—The entire US National Guard is taken into national service, subject to presidential rather than state control.
1924—Comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray debuts.
1926—Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1 1/2 hours before escaping.
1957—“American Bandstand” premieres on network TV (ABC)
1963—Britain, USA & USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty.
1967—Bobby Gentry releases her only hit “Ode to Billy Joe”
1974—US President Richard Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in.
1975—Stevie Wonder signs $13 million contract with Motown.
1981—US President Reagan fires 11,500 striking air traffic controllers.
1990—Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan inducted into Hall of Fame.
2012—General Motors signs a record breaking $559 million marketing deal with Manchester United.
2013—Alex Rodriquez, New York Yankee MLB player, is banned for 211 games for using human growth hormones.
2014—Obama signs The Iron Dome Bill providing $225 million in additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense.
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