1792 – US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act.
1842 – 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington, D.C.
1878 – World’s 1st telephone directory issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)
1902 – Dr.Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon performs his 1st brain operation.
1925 – 1st issue of “New Yorker” magazine published.
1931 – Alka Seltzer introduced.
1945 – US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line.
1947 – 1st instant developing camera demonstrated by Edwin Land in NYC.
1948 – NASCAR is incorporated.
1952 – 9th Golden Gloves: A Place in the Sun, Fredric March, & Jane Wyman win.
1953 – Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81.
1964 – UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatles wallpaper to US.
1965 – Rights activist Malcolm X is shot dead by Nation of Islam followers at Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
1968 – Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000.
1970 – Jackson 5 make TV debut on “American Bandstand”
1975 – Watergate figures John Mitchell, H.R. Halderman & John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2 1/2 – 8 years for conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
1982 – “Ain’t Misbehavin” closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances.
1988 – Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation.
2003 – Bill Maher’s political talk show “Real Time with Bill Maher” debuts on HBO.
2016 – 58th Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins closest finish in race history – by just 0.01s from Martin Truex, Jr..
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