By: Robert Hester
1676—Wampanoag Indians under King Phillip kill all men in Lancaster, Mass.
1807—US Coast Survey authorized by Congress.
1846—Beginning of Mormon march to west US.
1855—US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship.
1863—1st US fire extinguisher patented to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
1878—Peter Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony in F premieres.
1879—1st electric arc light used (California Theater)
1897—NY Times begins using slogan “All the News That’s Fit to Print.”
1904—Japan and Russia declare war.
1915—US President Wilson protests to Britain on the use of US flags on British merchants ships to deceive the Germans.
1923—Ink paste manufactured for 1st time by Standard Ink company.
1933—Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co NYC)
1940—“In the Mood” by Glenn Miller hits #1.
1942—Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold record for selling 1 million copies of “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
1945—“Rum & Coca Cola” by Andrew Sisters hits #1.
1947—WW II peace treaties signed.
1957—Southern Christian Leadership Conference forms.
1960—“Unsinkable Molly Brown” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances.
1961—Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power.
1962—Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3:58.9) in LA.
1962—USSR swaps Francis Gary Powers to US for Rudolph Abel.
1969—LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94.
1974—Iran/Iraq border fight breaks out.
1988—3-judge panel of 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army’s ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal)
1989—To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a NJ court.
1991—NBA All Star Game played at Charlotte, NC.
1993—“Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah Winfrey” airs on ABC & draws an astounding 39.3 share, 90 million people.
1997—O J Simpson jury reaches decision on $25 million in punitive damages.
1998—AOL rises monthly flat internet access from $19.95 to $21,95.
2013—5 people are killed by a falling lifeboat from the cruise ship Thomson Majesty in the Canary Island.
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