1754 – Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)
1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1865 – New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City.
1885 – Dr. William Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy in America on Mary Gartside, age 22.
1893 – US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy.
1904 – In ‘Gonzales v Williams’, the US Supreme Court rules that Puerto Ricans are not aliens and may not be refused admission into continental United States; not until 1917 will citizenship rights be granted.
1935 – Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of “The Intimate Revue”
1942 – Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame.
1944 – Ralph Bunche appointed 1st African American official in US State Department.
1945 – US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after Japanese kamikaze attack.
1962 – 1st automated (unmanned) subway train in New York City.
1965 – LBJ’s “Great Society” State of the Union Address.
1970 – NYC transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used.
1970 – Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary.
1974 – Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee.
1982 – Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show.
1995 – Newt Gingrich (R) becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota.
2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House.
2018 – ‘Bomb Cyclone’ hits US Northeast prompting flooding and snow in New York subway system.
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