1799 – Congress standardizes US weights and measures.
1819 – US passed its 1st immigration law.
1861 – Government Printing Office purchases 1st printing plant, Washington.
1877 – Rutherford B. Hayes (R) declared president despite Samuel J. Tilden (D) winning the popular vote, but is one electoral vote shy of victory.
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 and US shield marker adopted.
1939 – Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the US Bill of Rights – 147 years late.
1944 – 16th Academy Awards: “Casablanca”, Jennifer Jones and Paul Lukas win.
1956 – “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” single cover released by Elvis Presley.
1963 – 10th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 68-57.
1965 – One of the most popular musical films of all time, “The Sound of Music”, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1966)
1968 – Worlds Ladies’ Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (US)
1970 – Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years.
1974 – Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up.
1983 – Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillip & Sony introduced.
1991 – NC State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists.
2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: US conventional forces first deployed as part of Operation Anaconda.
2012 – Tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky.
2017 – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from the investigation into Trump campaign contacts with Russia after revelations he met Russian ambassador.
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