1799 – Congress standardizes US weights & measures.
1819 – US passed first immigration law.
1903 – Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in NYC.
1917 – Jones Act, Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted.
1925 – Nationwide road numbering system & US shield marker adopted.
1933 – “King Kong” film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC.
1939 – Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the US Bill of Rights – 147 years late.
1945 – US 8th Air Force bombs Dresden.
1956 – “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” single cover released by Elvis Presley.
1963 – 10th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC: Duke beats Wake Forest, 68-57.
1966 – 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam.
1970 – American Airlines’ 1st flight of a Boeing 747.
1983 – Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips & Sony introduced.
1991 – NC State point guard Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAA Division 1 player to record 1,000 career assists in t 89-84 loss to Wake Forest.
1995 – “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” opens at Virginia Theater, NYC.
2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: US conventional forces first deployed as part of Operation Anaconda.
2012 – Major League Baseball confirms the postseason will be expanded from 8 to 10 teams, with an extra wild card team in each league..
2014 – President Vladimir Putin receives unanimous approval from Russia’s parliament to send troops to Ukraine.
2017 – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from the investigation into Trump campaign contacts with Russia after revelations he met Russian ambassador.
2021 – Dolly Parton receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine she gave $1 million to help develop.
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