1792 – George Washington re-elected as US President.
1848 – US President James K. Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming a gold discovery in California.
1879 – 1st automatic telephone switching system patented.
1908 – 1st US football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)
1929 – 1st US nudist organization, the American League for Physical Culture in New York City.
1932 – German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America.
1941 – US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor.
1945 – Flight 19 the “Lost Squadron” of 5 torpedo bombers and 14 airman is lost east of Florida in the supposed Bermuda Triangle.
1946 – US President Harry Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Executive Order #9808.
1955 – American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merge to form the AFL-CIO, with George Meany as President.
1957 – NYC is first US city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law)
1967 – Pediatrician Benjamin Spock and poet Allen Ginsberg arrested in New York while protesting against the Vietnam War.
1973 – Paul McCartney & Wings release album “Band on the Run” in the US.
1978 – Free agent Peter Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies becoming highest paid baseball player.
1981 – 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern California (RB)
1988 – Federal grand jury indicts The PTL Club founder and Christian evangelist Jim Bakker for fraud after he paid hush money to cover up an alleged rape.
1997 – STS 87 (Columbia 24) lands.
2006 – Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million.
2008 – Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
2019 – Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announces articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump will be drawn up for abuse of power.