1621 – Myles Standish is elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony.
1691 – Thomas Neale granted English patent for American postal service.
1801 – US House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie, chooses Thomas Jefferson President over Aaron Burr.
1865 – Columbia, South Carolina burns down during American Civil War.
1876 – Sardines first canned by Julius Wofff in Eastport, Maine.
1897 – National Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)
1913 – 1st minimum wage law in US takes effect (Oregon)
1932 – Irving Berlin’s musical “Face the Music” premieres in NYC.
1933 – 1st edition of “Newsweek” magazine published.
1947 – Voice of America begins broadcasting to USSR.
1959 – 1st weather satellite launched, Vanguard 2, 9.8 kg.
1962 – Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit “Surfin”
1964 – US Supreme Court rules – 1 man 1 vote (Westberry v Sanders)
1969 – Boy Dylan and Johnny Cash record an album; it was never released.
1970 – US Army Officer Jeffrey McDonald murders his pregnant wife & two small daughters at Fort Bragg, NC.
1972 – Sales of the Volkswagon Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model T.
1981 – Chrysler Corp reports largest corporate losses in US history.
1986 – Johnson & Johnson announces it no longer sells capsule drugs.
1995 – Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive & manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked.
2002 – 44th Daytona 500: Ward Burton wins (130.81 MPH)
2016 – Chief executive Tim Cook confirms Apple will contest an FBI order to unlock the phone of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook.
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