1857 – Elisha Otis installs his 1st elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City.
1865 – General Sherman’s and Cox’ troops reach Goldsboro, North Carolina.
1903 – The Wright brothers 1st file a patent for a flying machine, which is granted 3 years later.
1922 – 1st airplane lands at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
1929 – 1st telephone installed at the President’s desk under the Hoover administration at the White House.
1936 – Physician Joseph G. Hamilton injects a leukemia patient with a sodium radioisotope, first intravenous injection of a human with a radioisotope.
1940 – 1st radio broadcast of “Truth or Consequences” on CBS.
1945 – Battle of Okinawa: US Navy ships bomb the Japanese Island of Okinawa in preparation for the Allied invasion; it would become the largest battle of the Pacific War in World War II.
1957 – 19th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas, 54-53 (3 OT): Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas 4th player to be named tournament MOP despite not playing for the championship team.
1962 – Wake Forest coach “Bones” McKinney becomes 2nd player to play and coach.
1970 – “Hello Darlin” single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year, 1970).
1977 – Elvis Presley begins his final concert tour.
1983 – President Ronald Regan introduces Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”)
1987 – Soap “Bold & Beautiful” premieres.
1992 – Florida Marlins begin selling tickets.
1998 – 70th Academy Awards: “Titanic”, Jack Nicholson & Helen Hunt win.
2010 – President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nicknamed ‘Obamacare’, expanding the availability and affordability of health care insurance.
2013 – The Senate approves its first budget in four years by a margin of 50-49.
2020 – WHO says the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, 1st 100,000 cases took 67 days, 2nd 100,000 cases 11 days, 3rd 100,000 cases in 4 days.
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