1855 – US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship.
1863 – 1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
1870 – YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) forms (NYC)
1879 – 1st electric arc light used (California Theater)
1897 – NY Times begins using slogan “All the News That’s Fit to Print”
1913 – Edward Sheldon’s “Romance” premieres in NYC.
1920 – Baseball outlaws all pitches involving tampering with ball.
1930 – Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress.
1935 – Pennsylvania railroad begins passenger service on new electric locomotive.
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”
1947 – WW II peace treaties signed.
1954 – President Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam.
1960 – “Unsinkable Molly Brown” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances.
1971 – Bill White becomes 1st African American baseball announcer (NY Yankees)
1981 – 8 killed & 1998 injured by fire at Las Vegas Hilton.
1991 – Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament.
1993 – “Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey” airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people.
1998 – AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95.
2005 – His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, announces engagement to Camilla Parker Bowles.
2015 – Comedian Jon Stewart announces he will be leaving “The Daily Show” at the end of the year.
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