1775 – Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty of give me death” in speech in favour of Virginian troops joining US Revolutionary war.
1839 – 1st recorded use of “OK” {oll korrect} (Boston’s Morning Post).
1857 – Elisha Otis installs his 1st elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City.
1865 – General Sherman and Cox’s troops reach Goldsboro, North Carolina.
1896 – The Raines Law is passed by the New York Legislature, restricting Sunday sale of alcohol to hotels.
1903 – Wright brothers obtain airplane patent.
1922 – 1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
1929 – 1st telephone installed at the White House.
1940 – 1st radio broadcast of “Truth or Consequences” on CBS.
1950 – UN World Meteorological Organization established.
1957 – US army sells last homing pigeons.
1962 – Wake Forest coach “Bones” McKinney 2nd person to play and coach.
1970 – “Hello Darlin'” single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year 1970).
1972 – Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars.
1981 – US Supreme Court upholds law making statutory rape a crime only for men.
1990 – Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill.
1994 – Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field).
2005 – The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube.
2005 – A major explosion at the Texas City Refinery kills 15 workers.
2013 – The US Senate approves its first budget in four years by a margin of 50-49.
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