1792 – US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act.
1842 – 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington, DC.
1853 – US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces.
1857 – Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US.
1874 – Oakland Daily Tribune begins publications.
1885 – Washington Monument dedicated (Washington, DC).
1887 – Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday.
1902 – Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, performs his 1st brain operation.
1915 – World’s Fair opens in San Francisco.
1918 – The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zool
1925 – 1st issue of “New Yorker” magazine published.
1931 – Alka Seltzer introduced.
1941 – Omar Bradley is promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
1948 – NASCAR is incorporated.
1953 – Francis Clark & James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule.
1965 – Rights activist Malcolm X is shot dead by Nation of Islam followers at Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
1968 – Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000.
1970 – Jackson 5 make TV debut on “American Bandstand”
1982 – “Ain’t Misbehavin” closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances.
1988 – Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation.
2014 – US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama.
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