1792 – US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act.
1842 – 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington, D. C.
1858 – Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
1886 – Lucy B. Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree.
1902 – Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, performs his 1st brain operation.
1918 – The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
1925 – 1st issue of “New Yorker” magazine published.
1931 – Alka Seltzer introduced.
1944 – “War As It Happens” news show premieres on NBC-TV (NYC only)
1948 – NASCAR is incorporated.
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. Haldeman & 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.
1989 – US bust Chinese drug smuggling ring, capturing a record 820 lbs of heroin worth $1 billion at street value.
1990 – “The Batman Theme” by Danny Elfman wins Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.
2003 – Bill Maher’s political talk show “Real Time with Bill Maher” debuts on HBO.
2014 – US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama.
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