1849 – Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.
1876 – First telephone call; Alexander Graham Bell says “Mr. Wilson, come here, I want to see you” to his assistant Thomas Watson.
1902 – Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine.
1910 – Pittsburgh Courier begins publishing.
1932 – Nevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics.
1938 – 10th Academy Awards: “The Life of Emile Zola”, Spencer Tracy & Louise Rainer win.
1941 – Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets.
1945 – Patton’s 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge’s 1st Army.
1951 – FBI director J. Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner.
1959 – Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth” premieres in NYC.
1963 – Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training.
1965 – “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” album by Buck Owens is released {Billboard Album of the Year 1965}
1969 – James Earl Ray pleads guilty to murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1980 – Willard Scott becomes the weather forcaster on the Today Show.
1985 – 32nd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Georgia Tech beats North Carolina, 57-54.
1991 – Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs.
2002 – 49th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: #3 Duke beats NC State, 91-61.
2003 – “My Front Porch Looking In” single released by Lonestar (Billboard Song of the Year 2003)
2015 – The family of Marvin Gaye wins a record $7.3 million lawsuit for music copyright infringement against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams.
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