By: Robert Hester
1803—Congress accepts Ohio’s constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953.
1803—Congress accepts Ohio’s constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953.1807—VP Aaron burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later acquitted.
1831—1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania.
1846—Texas state government formally installed in Austin.
1852—The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
1878—Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)
1884—Tornadoes in Miss, Ala, NC, SC, Tenn, Ky and Indiana kill 800 people.
1906—WK Kellogg & Ch Bolin found Battle Creek Toasted Corn Corn Flake Co. (Later Kelloggs)
1913—1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box.
1934—US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months.
1942—FDR orders detention & Internment of all west coast Japanese-Americans.
1953—Georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board.
1963—USSR informs JFK it is withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba.
1969—1st test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
1977—Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st test flight atop a 747 jetliner.
1983—Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million.
1984—“Doonesbury” closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 104 performances.
1985—Canned & bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola.
1985—Mickey Mouse welcomed in China.
1987—Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner.
1992—“Crazy For You” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1622 performances.
2012—44 people killed in prison brawl in Apocada, Mexico, between two rival drug cartels.
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