1835 – Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC.
1897 – 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated.
1903 – Majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers.
1905 – “Variety” covering all phases of show business, 1st business.
1912 – 1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued.
1924 – Hiram Bingham is elected as a Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate forcing him to resign as Governor of Connecticut after serving only one day in office, the shortest term of any Connecticut Governor.
1930 – Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E. Sullivan Award.
1937 – Theodore Cold and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from American federal prison Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
1951 – NBC premiere of “Dragnet” in black and white.
1960 – TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134.
1962 – “Lawrence of Arabia” film directed by David Lean and starring Peter O’Toole, is released in the United States.
1969 – “Hello Dolly” with Barbra Streisand premieres.
1971 – Don McLean’s 8+ minute version of “American Pie” released.
1976 – Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis.
1978 – Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter’s recognition of People’s Republic of China.
1978 – Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first post-Depression era to default on its loans, owing $14,000,000 to local banks.
1982 – The Federal Reserve announces that the operating capacity of factories has gone down to 67.8%.
2009 – Ben Bernanke, Chair of the Federal Reserve is named Time’s Person of the Year for rescuing the global economy from the Great Recession.
2015 – US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.25% for first time since 2006.
2016 – US State Department increases reward for information on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to $25 million.
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