1790 – Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington.
1841 – Cornstarch patented by Orlando Jones.
1861 – 1st US nursing school chartered.
1871 – William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment.
1903 – Niagara Falls runs out of water because of a drought.
1903 – US Anthracite Coal Commission, set up by President Theodore Roosevelt, submits its recommendations for shorter hours, a 10-per cent wage increase, and an ‘open shop’.
1933 – FDR makes wine & beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal.
1941 – James Stewart is inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II.
1954 – 1st shopping mall opens in Southfield, Michigan.
1956 – Musical “Mr. Wonderful” with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in NYC.
1965 – US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong.
1969 – “Billy” opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC after 1 performance.
1972 – Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified).
1975 – Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens.
1981 – US 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents.
1988 – US Congress overrides President Reagan’s veto of sweeping civil rights bill.
1997 – “Sunset Boulevard” closes at Minskoff NYC after 977 performances.
2011 – Lawrence Taylor pleads guilty for misdemeanors of sexual misconduct and is sentenced to six years probation.
2014 – 30 people are killed by a mudslide in Oso, Washington.
2017 – Arctic records its lowest ever winter ice cover according to US National Snow and Ice Data Center, 5.5 million square miles.
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