1845 – Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia.
1862 – Battle of Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
1903 – “Sweet Adeline”, a barbershop quartet favorite, is first sung.
1915 – US Iron and Steel workers begin a 3-week strike in Ohio, for a eight-hour-day; they are successful as the US needs steel for armaments.
1926 – Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square.
1932 – Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City.
1937 – Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC studio.
1942 – 5th NFL All Star Game, Shribe Park, Philadelphia: NFL All-Stars beat Washington Redskins 17-14.
1945 – The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
1947 – 1st “Howdy Doody Show” (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC.
1956 – Bill Sharmon (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games.
1964 – National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns shutout Baltimore Colts, 27-0; last championship win by a major-league pro sports team from Cleveland until 2016 NBA Cavaliers.
1970 – “Hello Dolly!” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 2844 performances.
1974 – Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years.
1981 – Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 points (38th game)
1986 – 2nd Soap Opera Digest Awards – Days of Our Lives wins.
1992 – Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in NY’s JFK airport.
2001 – The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
2009 – The World Health Organization says 208 countries, territories and communities have reported H1N1 cases, including at least 12,220 deaths.
2012 – NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025.
