1664 – New Jersey becomes an English colony.
1775 – 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine.
1850 – 1st US $20 gold piece issued.
1868 – US Congress abolishes manufacturer’s tax.
1894 – Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1912 – Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low.
1933 – FDR conducts his 1st “fireside chat”
1945 – NY is 1st to prohibit discrimination by race & creed in employment.
1956 – Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24).
1959 – US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood.
1964 – 6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine & Roses, Streisand wins 2.
1970 – US lowers voting age from 21 to 18.
1980 – Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago.
1985 – Larry Bird scores Boston Celtic record 60 points.
1990 – LA Raiders announce their return to Oakland.
1991 – 5th Soul Train Music Awards: Johnny Gill, Mariah Carey win.
1995 – 42nd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: #7 Wake Forest beats #4 North Carolina, 82-80 (OT).
2012 – China records its highest trade deficit in over a decade.
2014 – 8 people are killed, 70 injured, & 2 buildings are leveled by a gas explosion in East Harlem, New York.