1816 – US Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions.
1865 – 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina.
1886 – 1st AC power plant in US begins commercial operations in Massachusetts.
1900 – US Secretary of State John Hay announces that all nations to whom he sent notes for an ‘open door’ policy in China have essentially accepted his stand.
1917 – After the sinking of 3 more American merchant ships, US President Woodrow Wilson meets with cabinet, who agree that war is inevitable.
1922 – USS Langley is commissioned, US Navy’s 1st aircraft carrier.
1930 – American fast food restaurant chain “KFC” (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky.
1942 – General Douglas MacArthur vows “I came through and I shall return” after escaping Japanese-occupied Philippines.
1949 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Amateur Peggy Kirk wins her only major title by 2 strokes from Patty Berg and Dorothy Kirby.
1954 – “King & I” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 1246 performances.
1958 – 50″ snow across the Mason-Dixon line.
1967 – The Supremes release “The Happening”
1973 – Roberto Clemente elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 11 weeks after his death in a plane crash.
1980 – US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran.
1983 – In a clash of tennis legends, Martina Navratilova outclasses Chris Evert Lloyd 6-2,6-0 to win her first of 5 straight WTA Tour Championships at Madison Square Garden, NYC.
1987 – FDA approves sale of AZT (Aids treatment)
1991 – US forgives $2 billion in loans to Poland.
2003 – A US-led coalition launches a ground invasion of Iraq after an ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq expires.
2016 – Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 3-day tour.
2019 – The Walt Disney Company acquires Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox entertainment business for $71 billion.
2020 – After 20 years with the New England Patriots, six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady officially agrees to move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a 2-year $50 million guaranteed deal.
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