1836 – Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading.
1885 – Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds.
1901 – US Steel Corporation organized under J.P. Morgan, Sr.
1908 – 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens.
1913 – The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution becomes law, providing the legal basis for the institution of a graduated income tax.
1919 – Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon)
1930 – Check photographing device patented.
1933 – Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yards in, posts on goal line).
1945 – US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo.
1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets record their smash hit “That’ll Be the Day” in Clovis, New Mexico.
1957 – US Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport.
1963 – Beatles release their 1st US single – “Please Please Me”
1964 – Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) wins his first world heavyweight boxing title when Sonny Liston fails to come out for round 7 at the Convention Center, Miami Beach.
1971 – “Oh! Calcutta!” moves to Belasco Theater in NYC; runs for 1,316 performances.
1977 – New Orleans’ Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 points.
1982 – Final episode of “The Lawrence Welk Show” aired.
1987 – US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action.
1995 – Singer Frank Sinatra performs for the final time before a live audience of 1200 select guests at the Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom, in Palm Desert, California, on the closing night of his charity golf tournament.
2009 – Singer songwriter Stevie Wonder receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
2021 – Chinese President Xi Jinping claims the country has eradicated extreme poverty (earning less than US $620 a year), though many observers remain skeptical about the accuracy of Chinese data due to widespread corruption and lack of transparency.
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