1818 – US Congress approves 1st pensions for government service.
1850 – Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo.
1881 – Barnum & Bailey Circus, traveling as “The Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts at Madison Square Garden, New York City, would last 146 years before closing in 2017.
1911 – North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law.
1922 – WBT AM in Charlotte, NC begins radio transmission.
1931 – 1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)
1938 – NY 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women.
1942 – 2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out.
1945 – 1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin.
1948 – Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting.
1953 – Boston Braves move to Milwaukee.
1959 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill.
1965 – Poppin’ Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced.
1974 – Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US.
1985 – Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC for $3.5 billion, first transfer of ownership of a TV network.
1990 – Largest art robbery in US history: 13 works of art worth over $500 million are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
2003 – FBI agents raid the corporate headquarters of HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama on suspicion of massive corporate fraud led by the company’s top executives.
2014 – US closes the Syrian embassy in Washington & expels all Syrian diplomatic.
2018 – First fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving car hitting a pedestrain in Tempe, Arizona.
2018 – Serial bomber suspected after fourth bomb goes off in Austin, Texas, injuring two, total bombing death toll, 2 dead, 5 injured.
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