1855 – US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship.
1863 – 1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
1897 – NY Times begins using slogan “All the News That’s Fit to Print”
1915 – US President Wilson protests to Britain on the use of US flags on British merchant ships to deceive the Germans.
1923 – Ink paste manufactured for 1st time by Standard Ink Company.
1930 – Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress.
1940 – “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller hits #1.
1940 – Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM.
1945 – “Rum & Coca Cola” by Andrews Sisters hits #1.
1960 – “Unsinkable Molly Brown” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances.
1962 – USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Powers to US for Rudolph Abel.
1974 – Silver futures hit record $4.81 1/2 an ounce in London.
1981 – 8 killed & 198 injured by fire at Las Vegas Hilton.
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 New Jersey court.
1993 – “Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah Winfrey” airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people.
1996 – IBM computer Deep Blue becomes the first computer to win a game of chess against a reigning (human) chess champion, Gary Kasparov.
1997 – O.J. Simpson jury reaches decision on $25M in punitive damages.
1998 – AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95.
2016 – Republican presidential candidates Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie suspend their campaigns.
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