1901 – Oil discovered at Spindletop, Beaumont, marking the start of the Texas oil boom (gusher age)
1910 – 1st international air meet in the US held in LA.
1923 – Last US troops leave Rhineland (Germany)
1932 – “Mickey Mouse” & “Silly Symphony” comics syndicated.
1943 – 1st US President to visit a foreign country in wartime – FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco.
1949 – RCA introduces 45 RPM record.
1952 – “The Greatest Show on Earth”, directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart and Charlton Heston, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1953)
1956 – Elvis Presley records single “Heartbreak Hotel”
1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire” reaches #1 on the UK pop charts.
1964 – US version of “That Was The Week That Was” premieres.
1967 – Edward W. Brooks (Sen-R-Mass), takes his seat as the 1st popularly elected African American to the US Senate.
1973 – For the first time graduates studying from home with ‘The Open University’ receive their degrees.
1982 – NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys, 28-27: “The Catch” – iconic moment in NFL history – Dwight Clark makes fingertip catch for a TD from Joe Montana with 58 sec. remaining; SF goes on to win Super Bowl.
1984 – Clara Peller first asks, “Where’s the Beef?” in a commercial for Wendy’s hamburger chain.
1990 – NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players.
1996 – Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins.
2003 – NBA announces Charlotte, N.C. is awarded an NBA expansion franchise to be known as the Charlotte Bobcats and start play in 2004-05; eventually changes to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-15 season.
2018 – Jeff Bezos becomes the second man worth $100 billion as his wealth hits $106 billion due to a rise in Amazon’s share price.
2021 – PGA of America pulls 2022 PGA Championship from Trump National GC at Bedminster, NJ, days after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the US Capitol.
2022 – US reports 1.34 million new COVID-19 infections, a global record, with Omicron variant accounting for an estimated 95% of cases.
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