1732 – 1st known ad for “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (Pennsylvania Gazette)
1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson)
1849 – M. Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidently upset lamp containing turpentine & oil on his clothing & sees cleaning effect.
1867 – United States claims Midway Island, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
1869 – William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum.
1877 – John Stevens, applies for patent for his flour rolling mill.
1904 – 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London)
1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
1935 – WPA Federal Art Project Gallery open in NYC.
1945 – Congress officially recognizes “Pledge of Allegiance”
1949 – 20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs.
1958 – Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville) hit #1.
1963 – Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with “Sing a Sad Song”
1969 – Neil Simon’s “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” premieres in NYC.
1973 – US President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law.
1976 – “Fiddler on the Roof” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 167 performances.
1984 – TV soap “Edge of Night” ends 28 year run.
1991 – Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year.
2000 – U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
2012 – Vladimir Putin signs into law a ban on US adoption of Russian Children.
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