1855 – US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship.
1879 – 1st electric arc light used (California Theater)
1897 – NY Times begins using slogan “All the News That’s Fit to Print”
1915 – US President Woodrow Wilson warns Germany that the US will hold it ‘to a strict accountability’ for ‘property endangered or lives lost’
1923 – Ink paste manufactured for 1st time by Standard Ink Company.
1924 – Bucky Harris at 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators)
1930 – Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress.
1934 – Byrd souvenir sheet issued, NYC; 1st unperforated, ungummed US stamp.
1940 – “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller hits #1.
1942 – Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold record for selling 1 million copies of “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
1945 “Rum and Coca Cola” by Andrews Sisters hits #1.
1954 – Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam.
1967 – 25th Amendment (US Presidential Disability & Succession) ratified.
1981 – 8 killed & 198 injured by fire at Las Vegas Hilton.
1989 – To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a New Jersey court.
1991 – 41st NBA All-Star Game, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC: East beats West, 116-114; MVP, Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers, F.
1993 – “Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah Winfrey” airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people.
1997 – O.J. Simpson jury reaches decision on $25M in punitive damages.
2014 – “This Is How We Roll” single released by Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan (Billboard Song of the Year 2014)
2019 – Sexual abuse investigation into US Southern Baptist churches reveals 400 church members implicated with over 700 victims, according to The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News.