1816 – US Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions.
1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” published in Boston.
1886 – 1st AC power plant in US begins commercial operation in Massachusetts.
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 MacArthur vows “I came through and I shall return” after escaping Japanese invaded Philippines.
1948 – 20th Academy Awards: “Gentlemen’s Agreement”, Loretta Young, Ronald Colman win.
1954 – “King & I” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 1246 performances.
1954 – 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia, Pennsylvania)
1965 – Civil and Women’s Rights Activist Dorothy Height has her first column published in the weekly African-American newspaper called the “New York Amsterdam News”
1967 – The Supremes release “The Happening”
1968 – LBJ signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money.
1973 – Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death.
1980 – US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran.
1984 – Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools.
1989 – Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation.
1991 – Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records.
1997 – Liggett admits cigarettes are addictive.
2012 – Disney movie John Carter records one of the largest losses in cinema history with a $200 million dollar write down.
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