1861 – 1st US nursing school chartered.
1871 – William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment.
1903 – US Anthracite Coal Commission, set up by President Theodore Roosevelt, submits its recommendations for shorter hours, a 10-percent wage increase, and an ‘open shop’
1917 – The USA is the first nation to recognize the new government of Russia.
1935 – Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases in New York.
1941 – James Stewart is inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II.
1956 – Musical “Mr Wonderful” with Sammy Davis Jr. and father Sammy Davis Sr. opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances.
1958 – 20th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship; Kentucky beats Seattle, 84-72; Seattle’s future Hall of Fame small forward Elgin Baylor is named tournament MVP.
1964 – Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of NY Times Magazine section.
1971 – 6th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Lynn Anderson win.
1972 – Congress approves the Equal Rights Amendment (still not ratified)
1981 – US 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents.
1986 – Heart’s “These Dreams” single goes #1.
1988 – Congress overrides President Reagan’s veto of a sweeping civil rights bill.
1992 – US Air NY to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die.
1999 – “Amazed” single released by Lonestar (Billboard Song of the Year 1999)
2010 – NASA’s cover ‘Spirit” gets caught in a sand trap on Mars and ceases communications with Earth.
2014 – 43 people are killed by a landslide in Oso, Washington.
2018 – President Donald Trump imposes $60 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports.
2022 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency after tornadoes tear through New Orleans suburbs, killing at least one person.
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