1732 – 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC.
1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1825 – President John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory.
1866 – Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 miles into Lake Michigan completed.
1877 – First recording made of the human voice-Thomas Edison reciting “Mary had a little lamb.”
1877 – Washington Post publishes 1st edition.
1922 – 1st electric power line commercial carrier in US, Utica, NY.
1923 – 1st US Presidential address broadcast on radio by President Calvin Coolidge.
1941 – NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens.
1947 – The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
1957 – 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up.
1960 – American League grants Gene Autry a baseball franchise, LA Angels.
1964 – “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” 1st airs on TV.
1973 – Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T. Agnew.
1980 – Jim Bakker rapes Jessica Hahn.
1992 – San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown.
1995 – 6th Billboard Music Awards: TLC & Hootie & The Blowfish win.
1995 – Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special.
2008 – 4th ACC Championship Game: Virginia Tech beats #18 Boston College, 30-12.
2014 – 10th ACC Championship Game: #2 Florida State beats #12 Georgia Tech, 37-35.
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