1621 – Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth, Mass.
1802 – US Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time).
1802 – Law signed to establish US Military Academy (West Point, NY)
1830 – New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded)
1836 – Texas approves a constitution.
1865 – Battle of Averasboro, NC (1,500 casualties).
1881 – Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts.
1882 – US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross.
1912 – Mrs. William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Washington, DC.
1934 – Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
1941 – National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, DC.
1945 – Allies secure Iwo Jima (United States Marines raise the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima).
1952 – Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
1955 – President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war.
1964 – LBJ asks Congress to pass Economic Opportunity Act as part of his War on Poverty.
1970 – New English Bible published.
1978 – US Senate accepts Panama Canal treaty.
1991 – Seven members of Reba McIntyre’s band are killed in a plane crash.
2003 – The largest coordinated worldwide vigil takes place, as part of the global protest against Iraq war.
2014 – 61st ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: #6 Virginia beats #7 Duke, 72-63.
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