1776 – First US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa (William & Mary College), forms.
1792 – George Washington re-elected as US President.
1831 – Former US President John Q. Adams takes his seat as a member of House of Representatives.
1846 – C.F. Schoenbein obtains patent for cellulose nitrate explosive.
1848 – US President Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming 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 (American League for Physical Culture, NYC).
1932 – German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America.
1941 – Sister Elizabeth Kenny new treatment for infantile paralysis approved.
1949 – Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title.
1955 – American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merge, with George Meany as President.
1957 – NYC is first city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law).
1966 – “I Do! I Do!” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 561 performances.
1967 – Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting against Vietnam war.
1974 – NFL’s Seattle Seahawks forms.
1988 – NC federal grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud & conspiracy
1993 – Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space.
2006 – Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million.
2008 – OJ Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery
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