1873 – US Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1873, abolishing bimetallism and placing the country on the gold standard.
1909 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms.
1914 – Dedication ceremony for the about to be constructed Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1924 – George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premieres at influential concert “Experiment in Modern Music” held by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra at the Aeolian Hall, NYC.
1937 – Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted and NFL franchise.
1949 – “Annie Get Your Gun” closes at Imperail Theater NYC after 1147 performances.
1950 – Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb.
1955 – McGuire Sisters’ “Sincerely” single goes to No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 10 weeks.
1955 – President Eisenhower sends 1st US advisors to South Vietnam.
1958 – Celtic Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse 119-101.
1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the “sheaves of wheat” design.
1964 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming, male championship won by Scott Allen.
1973 – 1st US POWs in North Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippines.
1982 – Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, breaking NHL record.
1984 – Cale Yarborough, becomes 1st Daytona 500 qualifier, above 200 MPH.
1995 – Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500m (38.69sec)
1997 – Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O.J. Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement.
1999 – US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.
2004 – The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
2014 – Intel entrepreneur and co-founder of the S-PRIZE Foundation, Peter Diamandis, claims that 50% of US jobs are under threat of being mechanized within 10 years.
2019 – US national debt tops 22 trillion for the first time according to US Treasury.
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