1768 – 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia, Pa.1799 – 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania.
1842 – 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC.
1869 – Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped.
1879 – Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Court.
1903 – 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom.
1910 – The Boy Scouts of America founded.
1926 – Contract air mail service begins in US.
1932 – 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY.
1933 – President-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt.
1941 – Duke Ellington 1st records “Take the A Train”
1950 – Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” released.
1955 – 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced.
1950 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Tournament.
1967 – 1st anti-bootleg recording laws enacted.
1976 – 18th Daytona 500: David Pearson wins (152.181 MPH)
1978 – Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1987 – Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot.
1992 – Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys.
2003 – An estimated 6-11 million people around the world take to the streets to protest against war with Iraq.
2005 – YouTube, the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.
2012 – United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%.
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