1766 – Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia.
1794 – 1st session of US Senate open to the public.
1809 – Robert Fulton patents steamboat.
1812 – Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signs a redistricting bill – first “gerrymander”
1854 – Major lights lit by coal gas for 1st time.
1903 – US Congress adopts the Expedition Act, which authorizes the Attorney General to ‘expedite’ anti-trust cases through the courts, reflecting growing popular support for President Theodore Roosevelt’s “trust busting” campaign.
1916 – Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control.
1922 – “April Showers” by Al Jolson hits #1.
1936 – Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
1941 – 1st Gold record presented (Glenn Miller-Chattanooga Choo Choo)
1942 – “Archie” comic book debuts.
1945 – 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, California.
1950 – “Rag Mop” by the Ames Brothers hits #1.
1962 – Beatles record “Please, Please Me”
1973 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Naples-Lely Golf Classic.
1979 – “They’re Playing Our Song” opens at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances.
1993 – President Clinton selects Janet Reno to be first female US Attorney General.
1998 – KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview.
2007 – 49th Grammy Awards: Not Ready To Make Nice, Carrie Underwood wins.
2016 – Sixth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on CNN and PBS, and held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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